Burundi : journalists sharpen their writing skills for high-tension elections

Médias

Burundi : journalists sharpen their writing skills for high-tension elections

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, May 5, 2025 – With the June 2025 legislative and district elections approaching, Burundian journalists are preparing to face the challenges of rigorous, responsible, and secure

Politic

Cibitoke : the UPRONA denounces the exclusion of its members from polling stations and acts of intimidation

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 5, 2025 – As legislative and district elections approach, the UPRONA party is sounding the alarm in the province of Cibitoke, in northwest Burundi. Its

Refugees

Burundi : a lifeless body of a young Congolese refugee found near the Musenyi site

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, May 5, 2025 – A tragedy rocked the refugee community at the Musenyi site, in Rutana province (southeastern Burundi), on Sunday, May 4. A lifeless body

Criminalité

Gitega : the suspicious death of “KONDAKONDA NYORORO” outrages residents of Nyamugari

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 4, 2025 – Outrage is running high in Nyamugari, a working-class neighborhood of Burundi’s political capital, following the brutal death of Damas Butoyi, a street

Criminalité

Rumonge : a police officer seriously injured by machete during an arrest

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, May 2, 2025 – A police officer was seriously injured by a machete Thursday morning in Mugara, in the district and province of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi),

Refugees

Tanzania: After deadly incidents, Burundian refugees point the finger at authorities

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, May 2, 2025 – The insecurity is increasingly tense in Tanzania’s Burundian refugee camps. Local authorities are raising their voices, threatening expulsions after deadly clashes in

Médias

RSF 2025 Index : Burundi continues to slide in an increasingly hostile African media landscape

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 2, 2025 – Burundi has fallen 17 places and is now ranked 125th in the world in the 2025 Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index.

Criminalité

Bubanza: Imbonerakure sow terror as elections approach

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 3, 2025 – As legislative and municipal elections scheduled for June near, in the small East African nation, a climate of widespread fear is taking

Diplomacy

Bukavu : clashes between the Wazalendo and the FARDC, panicking the population

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 2, 2025 – Fighting broke out on Thursday between the Congolese army and Wazalendo militias in the heights of Uvira, South Kivu. The exchange of

Politic

Labor Day : In Burundi, promises pile up, conditions stagnate

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 1, 2025 – While authorities highlight the progress made in the public sector, unions denounce the persistently precarious working conditions in Burundi. On the occasion