Bujumbura : Faustin Ndikumana calls for the independence of the Burundi Central Bank

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 27, 2025 – The president of the organization Speech and Actions for the Revival of Conscience and Mentality Change (PARCEM), Faustin Ndikumana, launched an urgent appeal earlier this week to guarantee the autonomy of the …

Senatorial elections in Burundi : the CNDD-FDD wins all seats, the opposition swept aside

REPAIR programme’s Phase 2 extends to Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles and Zambia

The World Bank has approved the accession of five countries – Angola, Burundi, Malawi, Seychelles, and Zambia – under Phase 2 of the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Access to Inclusive Recovery (REPAIR) programme. This widens the programme’s …

Burundi and Tanzania: Building Africa’s future through partnership

BUJUMBURA: In an era where Africa seeks to unlock its full potential, few relationships better illustrate the power of regional cooperation than that between Tanzania and Burundi. Once defined primarily by shared history and border proximity, our …

Lifesaving heart surgery brings hope to children from Burundi and Madagascar

Two young children have received critical cardiac surgery at the Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco, thanks to the Monaco Collectif Humanitaire (MCH) and its partner associations. Mia, a two-year-old from Burundi, and Fayah, aged nine from Madagascar, were …

Burundi's ruling party grabs landslide victory in senatorial elections electoral commission

File photo of Bujumbura, the Capital City Of Burundi. Bujumbura: Burundi's ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party has won all 10 seats in the Senate following senatorial elections held …

Congolese Refugees in Burundi Face Dire Conditions Amid Great Lakes Crisis

By ENOSH MUHINDO Defraise   In Burundi’s Burunga province, the Musenyi refugee camp has become a stark symbol of the humanitarian crisis gripping the Great Lakes region. Home to over 18,000 Congolese refugees fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic …

The Nile cannot be governed by colonial-era treaties

In a couple of weeks, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the biggest hydroelectric dam on the African continent, will be inaugurated. The construction of this dam has taken more than a decade and has cost nearly $5bn. The government and people of …

Bujumbura : secret services arrest a DRC embassy employee, a prominent Banyamulenge figure

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 28, 2025 – The arrest of Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa at dawn on Sunday by agents of the National Intelligence Service (SNR), police, and military personnel is causing serious concern within the Banyamulenge community and …

Rumonge : a wave of arrests of traders accused of speculating on Brarudi products

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 27, 2025 – Law enforcement continues its hunt for speculators in products from the Burundi Brewery Factory (Brarudi) in Burunga province, in the south of the country. Following the arrest of a well-known trader in Rumonge …