Gold, ivory, and billions in an office: the scandal shaking Burundi’s attorney general’s office

Economy

Gold, ivory, and billions in an office: the scandal shaking Burundi’s attorney general’s office

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, 4 December 2025- Léonard Manirakiza, former attorney general of the Republic of Burundi, has been held since 1 December 2025 in the cells of the National

Refugees

Burundi: Over 240 returnees from Rwanda and Uganda welcomed in Muyinga

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, 3 December 2025- Since Tuesday, 25 November, 247 Burundians returning from Rwanda and Uganda have been welcomed by the UNHCR Burundi and Burundian authorities. Among them,

Criminalité

Gitega: a young man found hanging in Higiro, residents challenge official version

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, 3 December 2025- The lifeless body of Jules Ndayikeza, 28, was found hanging inside his home, under the roof structure, on Higiro hill in Gitega commune

Politic-supp

Cibitoke: a teacher sentenced to three years in prison for attempted rape of a student

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, 3 December 2025- The Cibitoke High Court sentenced Jean Bosco Bukuru, a teacher at the Cibitoke Technical High School (LTC), to three years in prison for

DRC En

Heavy gunfire at the DRC–Burundi border: Burundian population lives in fear

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, 3 December 2025- Since Tuesday, 2 December, clashes between the M23 movement and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), supported by the Wazalendo militias and elements of

Opinion

UnfilteredBrush : when the president claims to be unaware of Sandra Muhoza’s imprisonment

During a meeting organized on December 1, 2025, by the Presidency of the Republic with Burundian media professionals and international correspondents, President Évariste Ndayishimiye claimed to be unaware of the

DRC En

South Kivu in flames : Widespread clashes between M23, FARDC, and Burundian troops two days before a peace agreement in Washington

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 2, 2025 – On the Burundi-DRC border, as well as in several localities in South Kivu, heavy gunfire shook the Ruzizi Plain and the hills

Criminalité

Mwenga collapses : M23 advances, South Kivu region on high alert

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 2, 2025 – Fierce fighting is shaking Mwenga, located in South Kivu on the border with Burundi. Faced with the rapid advance of the M23,

Justice En

Photo of the week-Prosecutor General’s Office : Rose Nkorerimana, the first woman to break the glass ceiling

Burundi has just reached a historic milestone : for the first time since independence in 1962, a woman has been appointed to the prestigious position of Prosecutor General. This is

Health

Burundi : the fight against AIDS on the verge of a historic setback

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 1, 2025 — After two decades of significant progress, the fight against HIV/AIDS in Burundi is entering a critical phase. Encouraging figures demonstrate the effectiveness