Cibitoke : 15 Congolese drowned in the Rusizi while trying to flee fighting in the DRC

Security

Cibitoke : 15 Congolese drowned in the Rusizi while trying to flee fighting in the DRC

While clashes between the M23 and the Congolese army intensify in South Kivu, refugees are trying to flee to Burundi. In less than 48 hours, 15 people have lost their

Criminalité

Dzaleka (Malawi) : two Burundian refugees with their throats slit

The victims were found dead not far from the Dzaleka camp in Malawi last weekend. The police announced that they had begun investigations. INFO SOS Médias Burundi On Saturday, the

Refugees

Ruyigi : on alert, Congolese refugees trapped, a climate of growing concern

In Ruyigi, more than 60 Congolese refugees from the Nyankanda, Bwagiriza and Kavumu camps, located in the provinces of Ruyigi and Cankuzo in eastern Burundi, were arrested and sent to

Criminalité

Photo of the week : we will not accept to die like the Congolese who are killed like goats, I have already warned Rwanda (Evariste Ndayishimiye)

Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye once again called Rwanda an “enemy of Burundi” on Tuesday and declared that he intended to mobilize Burundians from all provinces to go and fight on

Criminalité

Cibitoke : distribution of weapons to the Imborenakure, the population in anguish

A wave of concern has engulfed inhabitants of the province of Cibitoke, in northwestern Burundi, due to the massive presence of young Imbonerakure armed and dressed in military uniforms. Observed

Criminalité

Bujumbura : wave of arrests and expulsions sow panic among Congolese students and the Banyamulenge community

The war ravaging the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), involving the M23, accused of being supported by the Rwandan army, and Congolese armed forces allied with local

Criminalité

Bukavu under the control of M23 rebels : widespread panic

The city of Bukavu fell into the hands of the M23 rebels on Friday, February 14, 2025. After taking Kavumu airport, the latter advanced without much resistance towards the city

Politic

2025 Elections: Opposition in Cibitoke denounces its exclusion from the electoral process

A few months before the 2025 elections, opposition parties in Cibitoke province are denouncing irregularities in the electoral process. They point to the manipulation of electoral lists and the exclusion

Diplomacy

Diplomatic tensions : two WFP officials expelled from Burundi

The Burundian government has decided to expel Sibi Lawson-Marriot, the representative of the World Food Programme (WFP), and Sarah Nguyen, the organisation’s security officer. The two officials left the country

Politic

Bunyoni case : a request for provisional release and reopening of the case

The former Prime Minister of Burundi, Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, appeared on Friday before the cassation chamber of the Supreme Court, in an exceptional hearing held at the central prison of