Governance
Burundi : “Five years of promises, five years of hardship” – In Bujumbura, city dwellers paint a grim picture of the Ndayishimiye regime
SOS Mëdias Burundi Bujumbura, June 19, 2025 Five years after his arrival at the helm of Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye finds himself facing a disillusioned population. In Bujumbura – the
Bujumbura : Rubirizi zone chief dismissed for insubordination and mismanagement
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 2, 2025 — Jean Marie Nahishakiye, Rubirizi zone chief in Mutimbuzi district, Bujumbura province (west), was dismisses from his duties on Tuesday, May 27. Bujumbura
Kirundo : meeting between Burundian and Rwandan intelligence, a hope for the reopening of borders
Burundian and Rwandan civil and military intelligence met on Monday in the town center of Kirundo province (northern Burundi), not far from the eastern border of Rwanda. This meeting, which
Burundi : mysterious disappearance of two commissioners of the CVR – forced resignation or set-up?
Since the beginning of February, two commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) of Burundi, its vice-chairperson Clément Noé Ninziza and commissioner Aloys Batungwanayo, have been missing. According to
Bujumbura : the secretary general of the CNDD-FDD is gradually recovering
Reverien Ndikuriyo is receiving treatment in a hospital in Dubai, the first city of the United Arab Emirates and capital of the emirate of Dubai. He was transferred there after
Cibitoke : controversy over the ban on the sale of grilled corn along the roads
A lively controversy pits farmers in the province of Cibitoke, located in northwestern Burundi, against the provincial administration, after the governor’s decision to ban the sale of grilled corn on
Bujumbura : President Neva’s mass
Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye holds a public broadcast at least once a year. During this conference, he normally receives questions and grievances from journalists and residents. This year, he proposed
Burundi : over 210 people murdered in less than a year (Iteka League Report)
The Human Rights League Iteka is alarmed by the increasing deterioration of the human rights situation a few months before the legislative elections in Burundi. It fears the worst and
Bujumbura : President Neva wants to hang on
A round table of development partners and foreign investors has been held in Bujumbura, the commercial city of Burundi, since Thursday. The objective is to mobilize funding for the implementation
Kira Hospital case : Burundi faces serious consequences
The major shareholder of Burundi’s most prestigious clinic, Kira Hospital, wrote to the Burundian Minister of Justice to denounce the deliberate blocking of the dispossession file of the majority private