Burundi : the CNL party blocked by the Ministry of the Interior in its attempt to resolve its internal crisis

Politic

Burundi : the CNL party blocked by the Ministry of the Interior in its attempt to resolve its internal crisis

The president and legal representative of the CNL party sent a letter to the Burundian Minister of the Interior on February 26. Agathon Rwasa informed the minister that he is

Society

Cibitoke : corn producers grumble

Corn farmers are lamenting, some for not having sold their harvest, others for not having yet received the money from their harvest sold to the government through ANAGESSA. They demand

Security

Goma: more than 17,000 new people displaced following war between the regular army and M23 rebels

More than 17,000 displaced people have been registered in a newly created camp in the city of Goma in the province of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According

Justice En

Bunyoni affair: former prime minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed

Former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni appealed to the second level of the Supreme Court on January 2, SOS Médias Burundi learned this Tuesday, January 9, 2024. The former Burundian

Security

Cibitoke: discovery of two bodies

Two bodies were found this Sunday and Monday in Rugombo and Buganda communes in the province of Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi). One body, a child of 10 year old, was

Justice En

Matana: 12 individuals arrested after the death of a child

The body of Bienvenue Nshimirimana (4 years old) was found this Sunday in a forest at Matana. It is in the commune of Matana, Bururi province (southern Burundi). At least

Security

Rumonge : a corpse discovered

A body of an as yet unidentified person was found on Saturday at the old fishing port. It is in the Kizuka zone in the district and province of Rumonge

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