Ngozi : a body of a killed man found in a provincial hospital morgue

Security

Ngozi : a body of a killed man found in a provincial hospital morgue

The deceased left his home last Thursday and went to the Ngozi market (northern Burundi) where he was often employed as a day laborer, his relatives say. His body was

Environment

Buganda : two people seriously injured and several houses destroyed following torrential rains

Two people were injured, around a hundred houses destroyed and more than 500 hectares of crop fields damaged by torrential rains which fell in Nyamitanga village in the Ndava zone

Society

Burundi : members of the LGBTQ community fear persecution after President Neva’s remarks

In Burundi, people in same-sex relationships feel they are at great risk. This came after remarks by President Évariste Ndayishimiye who called for “homosexuals to be stoned” last Friday. The

Politic

Burundi : the ruling party defends its young people

Not all young people in the party are at fault, according to the secretary general of the ruling party. The Imbonerakure are very responsible and well prepared to replace those

Security

Giharo : the district police commissioner killed with machetes

Police Major Japhet Mukeshimana was killed on the evening of Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The tragedy took place in Nkanka village in Giharo district in Rutana province in southeast Burundi.

Security

How is the Burundian army, long renowned for its bravery, in decline in North Kivu?

The Burundian army was reformed in 2004, with a new name of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) replacing the old army, Burundian Armed Forces (FAB), which had been created

Justice En

Bubanza: two former refugees from Rwanda arrested

President Ndayishimiye’s speech begins to claim victims. Two men from the commune of Musigati and Bubanza, in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi) were arrested by the police on Monday.

Justice En

Giharo: three Imbonerakure arrested, after two weeks on the run, following a young man’s murder

Mateso, head of the Imbonerakure on Butezi hill, his deputy Gabriel Nyandwi known as Gasongo and Éric Baranzigiriza, member of the imbonerakure league, were arrested by the police this Monday

Refugees

2023, a nightmarish year for Burundian refugees living in camps

From the assassination in Kenya and Malawi to a possible end to refugee status in Tanzania, including a considerable reduction in assistance in Rwanda, the SOS Médias Burundi microphone went

Politic

Photo of the week : towards a further deterioration of relations between Burundi and Rwanda?

President Évariste Ndayishimiye accused Rwanda last Friday of “maintaining and training Red Tabara rebels to kill elderly people, pregnant women and children”. He affirmed that they are fed, hosted, accommodated