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Burunga : CEPI accused of authoritarian drift, the opposition denounces CNDD-FDD takeover
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 13, 2025 – With just two months to go before the elections, the Burundian opposition is sounding the alarm. In Burunga province (southern Burundi), political
Election campaign in Kiremba : CNDD-FDD demonstrates strength in a tense atmosphere
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, May 13, 2025 – The small east African nation is entering a tense campaign phase, marked by massive mobilizations, a strong presence of the ruling party’s
Bujumbura : assault on a Member of Parliament – the government denies it, doubts persist
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 13, 2025 – Member of Parliament Jean Baptiste Sindayigaya claims to have been violently attacked by armed men in Bujumbura, the commercial city. He claims
Photo of the week : travelers turned back at the Kobero border for passports dtamped by the M23
Dozens of Burundian citizens have been stranded for several days at the Kobero border, in Muyinga Province (northeast Burundi), between Burundi and Tanzania, after having their travel documents confiscated by
Karusi : a mother murdered in horrific circumstances
SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, May 12, 2025 – A 42-year-old mother of four was found dead Sunday evening in an uninhabited house in the Kigoma residential neighborhood, the town center
Burundi : arrests and targeted violence against members of the “Burundi bwa Bose” coalition in Makamba
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 12, 2025—Less than a month before the legislative and district elections scheduled for June 5, 2025, political tensions are rising in Burundi. In the southern
Double murder in Butaganzwa : an Imbonerakure arrested, two others on the run after the lynching of two elderly women
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 12, 2025 – Two elderly women were brutally killed last Friday in Rugongo, in the district of Butaganzwa (Ruyigi province) in eastern Burundi, by three
Burundi : an MP escapes a kidnapping attempt in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 12, 2025 — MP Jean Baptiste Sindayigaya, a co-opted representative of the Batwa community at the National Assembly, was the victim of a particularly violent
Goma : dozens of FDLR-FARDC coalition members captured by the M23 during a security operation
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2025 – Tensions remain high in the city of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following a security operation carried out on
Bubanza : three inmates escape from prison before being recaptured during the night
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 11, 2025 – A nighttime escape briefly disrupted security around the Bubanza central prison (western Burundi). Three men charged with robbery attempted to escape during