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Gitega: Landslide victory leaves CNDD-FDD unchallenged

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 23, 2025 – The senatorial election held this Wednesday in Gitega province, at the heart of the small East African nation, ended with near-unanimous results

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Butanyerera: An election without suspense, an opposition without a voice

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 23, 2025 – The senatorial election held this Wednesday in the newly created province of Butanyerera, in the north of the small East African nation,

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Révérien Ndikuriyo, Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD, suspends exams in Makamba for a political meeting

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, July 3, 2025 – The resit exams scheduled to take place on Thursday in several schools in Makamba district, southern Burundi, were unable to proceed normally.

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Burundi : governors appointed, opposition absent, CNDD-FDD reigns supreme

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 3, 2025 – On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Burundian Senate unanimously approved the appointment of five new governors, all members of the ruling CNDD-FDD

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Burundi : 63 years of independence, but a democracy under lockdown

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 – As Burundi celebrates its 63rd anniversary of independence on July 1, a deep unease is sweeping through the population. Political repression, widespread

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June elections : media between satisfaction and abuses, the CNC takes stock

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) expressed overall satisfaction with the conduct of the media during the district and legislative elections of June

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“Burundi is in danger” : the pposition in exile denounces an “electoral farce” and calls for mobilization

SOS Médias Burundi Brussels, June 28, 2025 – The political coalition of the Burundian opposition in exile held a press conference on Friday in the capital of the European Union.

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A Uprona activist escapes assassination attempt in Giharo

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, June 28, 2025 – A new episode of political violence is shaking the district of Giharo, one of the Burundian towns regularly cited for repeated cases

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Rutana : political harassment in Giharo, CNL and UPRONA activists in turmoil

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, June 27, 2025 – In the district of Giharo, Rutana province (southeast Burundi), activists from the opposition parties CNL and UPRONA are facing repeated acts of

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Burundi — Official Validation of Legislative Elections: Constitutional Court rules, opposition disappointed

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 23, 2025 – On June 20, Burundi’s Constitutional Court validated the results of the legislative elections held on June 5, 2025, awarding all seats to