Burundi : BRB bets on the Chinese Yuan, the civil society fears adverse effects
Burundi : BRB bets on the Chinese Yuan, the civil society fears adverse effects
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 6, 2025 — The Burundi Central Bank (BRB) has authorized, in a pilot phase, the use of the Chinese Yuan (RMB) to pay for imports
Nduta (Tanzania) : suspicious deaths and rumors of poisoning in the refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, August 6, 2025 — A climate of fear is taking hold in the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, in northwest Tanzania, following several suspicious deaths and
South Kivu : clashes between Wazalendo militias supported by Kinshasa and the Twirwaneho group affiliated with the M23
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 6, 2025 — Violent fighting has been raging since Wednesday in the Itombwe sector, Mwenga territory (South Kivu), between Wazalendo militiamen, supported by the Congolese
Death of a journalist in Bukavu : JED calls for transparency on the circumstances
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 6, 2025 — The organization Journalist in Danger (JED) calls on the leaders of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and the M23, who currently control
Burundi : Ndayishimiye tightens his control with a reduced government and strategic returns
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – A few hours after appointing Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister, President Évariste Ndayishimiye unveiled, through his spokesperson Rosine Guilène Gatoni, the composition
Burundi : Kenny Claude Nduwimana challenges the president in an open letter regarding his prolonged detention
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 5, 2025 – In an open letter sent to President Évariste Ndayishimiye, Burundian journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana denounces his arbitrary detention that has lasted for
Bujumbura : a man found dead in a vehicle in Buyenzi
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – The lifeless body of Claver Nzeyimana, 50 years old, from Kayanza in Butanyerera province (north), was discovered on Tuesday morning inside a
Bukinanyana : a machete attack in Ndava, one man killed and two seriously injured
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, August 5, 2025 – The peaceful nighttime atmosphere in Bwiza II village, in the Ndava zone of Bukinanyana district (Bujumbura province, west), was shattered by a
Nestor Ntahontuye, former Minister of Finance, becomes Prime Minister of Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister on Tuesday, according to a presidential decree signed on August 5. His appointment
Gervais Ndirakobuca, the former Prime Minister with a controversial past, wins the presidency of the Burundian Senate
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 5, 2025 – Former Prime Minister and police general Gervais Ndirakobuca was unanimously elected President of the Burundian Senate on Tuesday, during the formal opening