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Joseph Kabila denounces “dictatorship” and calls for the rebuilding of the state

SOS Médias Burundi Kinshasa, May 24, 2025 – The former Congolese president delivered a powerful speech on Friday, denouncing a serious political, security, and institutional crisis. He proposed a citizens’

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Eastern DRC : Burundi fuels chaos with soldiers and civilians recruited into the Wazalendo

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 24, 2025 – While Burundi has officially deployed nearly 10,000 soldiers alongside the FARDC in eastern DRC, a parallel phenomenon is causing serious concern :

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South Kivu : Burundian troops in large numbers in Fizi to slow down Twirwaneho and contain the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 22, 2025 – Large-scale military movements have been observed in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since Wednesday, new Burundian troops have

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Tense elections in Cibitoke : opposition activists deprived of voter cards

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 22, 2025 – Two weeks before the double election scheduled for June 5, reports are talking about intimidation, violence, and the confiscation of voter cards

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Mbuye : the Imbonerakure act with impunity

SOS Médias Burundi Muramvya, May 21, 2025 – A 49-year-old agricultural instructor was horrifically murdered in Mbuye, Muramvya Province (central Burundi). Suspected members of the Imbonerakure are accused of kidnapping,

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Ngagara : a stockpile of uniforms reduced to ashes, the police base cries out for abandonment

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 21, 2025 – A large stockpile of new Burundi National Police (PNB) uniforms went up in smoke in a fire at a logistics depot in

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Bukavu : two killed in gunfire, insecurity out of control

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 20, 2025 – Two people were killed and a third seriously injured Monday evening in Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during

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Bubanza : 20 years in jail for a murderous Imbonerakure, a rare verdict in the face of violence that often goes unpunished

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 20, 2025 – On Thursday, May 16, the First Instance Court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Élisée Ntibazonkiza, a young member of the Imbonerakure League,

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Bukavu : strategic meeting between Congolese and Burundian military leaders

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 15, 2025 — A high-level meeting was held on Wednesday in the city of Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, between the chiefs

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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