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Karusi : 20 years in jail for the murder of a mother

SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, May 15, 2025 — The First Instance Court of Karusi (central-eastern Burundi) sentenced Nestor Ndayikengurutse on Wednesday, May 14, to 20 years in prison for the

Criminalité

Two corpses in uniform discovered Rusizi riverbanks : mystery and concerns in Cibitoke

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, 16 May 2025- Two former Congolese military uniform corpses were discovered on 15 May at the end of April in the Rusiga village, in the Rugombo

Médias

2025 elections in Burundi : private media concerned after the CNC’s publication of coverage rules

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 14, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) published a decision on May 13 governing media coverage of the election campaign for the legislative and

Politic

Legislative and district elections : when the colors of the power impose their power on shopkeepers

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 14, 2025 – As the legislative and local elections approach in Burundi, signs of allegiance to the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, are invading public and

Politic

Rumonge : the central market closed to force the collection of voter registration cards

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, May 14, 2025 – On Wednesday morning, gates of the central market in Rumonge (southwestern Burundi) remained closed for several hours, on the orders of local

Politic

Burundi : CENI extends voter registration card collection by one day

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 14, 2025 — The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of Burundi announced on Wednesday an exceptional extension of the collection of voter registration cards throughout

Politic

Distribution of electoral cards : residents in difficulty in the northwest, an extension of the deadline requested

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 14, 2025 – At the end of the distribution of electoral cards, citizens of the provinces of Cibitoke, Bubanza, and Bujumbura, in northwest Burundi, denounce

Politic

Bubanza : voters disillusioned with elections deemed a foregone conclusion

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 14, 2025 – As the voter registration card distribution period draws to a close, a deep sense of resignation is sweeping through parts of the

Health

Burundian doctors : bonuses to stay… or a band-aid on a deep wound?

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 13, 2025 – The small east African nation is facing an alarming outflow of healthcare professionals. In response, the government has decided to increase the

Society

Bubanza : qbandoned by their husbands, women sink, children pay the price

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 13, 2025 – In Bubanza, consequences of family abandonment are becoming increasingly dramatic. Two tragic events within the space of two weeks highlight the distress