Cultural dancers under pressure : “Banned from performing for other parties, underpaid by the CNDD-FDD”
Cultural dancers under pressure : “Banned from performing for other parties, underpaid by the CNDD-FDD”
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 21, 2025 –As the legislative and district elections of June 5, 2025, approach, traditional dance groups in southern Burundi are denouncing restrictions imposed by the
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,
Forced contributions to the CNDD-FDD denounced in eastern Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 21, 2025 – In the provinces of Ruyigi, Cankuzo, and Muyinga, residents have been forced to pay financial contributions to the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD,
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
Burunga : launch of the CNDD-FDD campaign, between glowing results and popular doubts
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 19, 2025 – The CNDD-FDD officially launched its electoral campaign for the legislative and district elections in the southeastern province of Burunga on Friday, May
Burundi : the Ministry of the Interior welcomes the smooth running of the election campaign, but the reality on the ground is quite different
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 20, 2025 – The Burundian Ministry of the Interior welcomed on Monday the smooth running of the ongoing election campaign, stating that it is taking
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
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,
Goma : exactly 1,150 Rwandan refugees repatriated in 48 hours
Goma, May 20, 2025 – On Monday, May 19, 790 Rwandan refugees were repatriated to their country via the Great Corniche Barrier, between Goma (DRC) and Gisenyi (Rwanda). This joins
Photo of the week : state resources at the service of the CNDD-FDD
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province (northern Burundi), hosted a major rally of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, marked by the presence of the President