Bujumbura : opposition leader Anicet Niyonkuru arrested for fraud

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 21, 2025 – The president of the opposition party Council of Patriots (CDP), Anicet Niyonkuru, was arrested on Wednesday in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, and taken to the municipal police...

Mitima, Burundian goalkeeper join AS Kigali

Tanzania vets all foreigners in fresh crackdown

Tanzania has launched a nationwide operation targeting foreigners living and working in the country illegally. This follows the ban on foreigners engaging in around 15 small-scale trades in July. According to officials, the crackdown will affect...

Uvira : the allies’ war turns into a confrontation at the gates of Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 27, 2025 — A few kilometers from Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, the border town of Uvira was the scene of violent clashes on Tuesday between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and local Wazalendo militias. The...

Bujumbura : farmers feel cheated by the fertilizer distribution

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 19, 2025 – As the growing season is in full swing, farmers in several districts of Bujumbura province (west) are alarmed : the chemical fertilizers they ordered and paid for have still not arrived. They...

Burundi, Tanzania Break Ground on Landmark Railway to Boost Regional Trade

Addis Ababa, August 20, 2025 (POA) -- Burundi and Tanzania have officially launched construction of a long-awaited cross-border railway line that leaders say will transform regional trade and boost economic growth. New railway is expected to...

Burundi : Colonel Arakaza jailed for fuel trafficking and attempted murder, a shock for impunity in the police

SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, August 19, 2025 — Police Colonel Moïse Arakaza, nicknamed Nyeganyega, was arrested in Bujumbura and then transferred to Bururi central prison, in Burunga province in the south of the country. He is prosecuted for...

Gaffer Mckinstry names squad prior to Kenya, Burundi brawls

The Scorpions will rub shoulders with Kenya on 5th September 2025 before facing Burundi on 9th September 2025. Speaking to journalists via GFF Media, Coach Jonathan Mckinstry stated that his team was ready for their matches against Kenya and...

Gambia names squad for Kenya, Burundi World Cup qualifiers

- Advertisement - Gambia coach Johnathan McKinstry yesterday named his squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Burundi. The coach who is already in Nairobi, the venue for both matches, summoned 25 players, they include Adama...

UPND NATIONAL YOUTH CHAIRMAN GILBERT LISWANISO ARRIVES IN BUJUMBURA FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS

UPND NATIONAL YOUTH CHAIRMAN GILBERT LISWANISO ARRIVES IN BUJUMBURA FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS 27.08.25 Bujumbura The United Party for National Development (UPND) National Youth Chairman Liswaniso Gilbert expressed gratitude to President...

Burundi and Tanzania launch standard-gauge project

Ceremony held to mark the construction of the first railway in Burundi which will link with the new Tanzanian standard-gauge network. A symbolic section of track and two electrification masts were installed to mark the launch of the project....

Burundi : the National Communication Council suspends the private media synergy on a 56-month fuel shortage

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 16, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) suspended on Thursday the private media synergy planned by several radio stations and newspapers in the country, including Radio Bonesha FM, Radio Isanganiro,...

Gaffer Mckinstry announces squad today ahead of Kenya, Burundi clashes

Gaffer Mckinstry will announce his squad in a press conference to be held at the Football House in Kanifing at 11am. The Gambia will play against Kenya on 5th September 2025 before hosting Burundi on 9th Sptember 2025. Both matches will be played...

Which Countries Use Russian Fighter Jets?

After World War II, two nations became the largest producers of fighter jets: the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries routinely export their fighters to allied nations around the world, so you can find aviators flying Russian...

‘I was put in a care home until I had a DNA test’ – Ex-England kid fled wartorn Burundi aged 10 as conflict raged on

SAIDO BERAHINO once had a whole host of Premier League heavyweights pining for his signature, but his most recent move saw him playing in the Slovenian second division. However, despite never quite reaching the levels that were expected of him,...

Photo of the week : from the dream of emerging markets to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its life

While authorities promise to elevate Burundi to an emerging country status by 2040, daily realities paint a bleak picture : chronic fuel shortages, soaring prices, and deteriorating living conditions, affecting families’ health, education, and...

Nakivale (Uganda) : a Burundian refugee killed by his compatriot

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, August 26, 2025 – Mob justice resurfaces in the Nakivale refugee camp in southwestern Uganda. A Burundian refugee, known as Bukuru, died on Sunday after being seriously assaulted by one of his compatriots a week...

Bijombo : a young man from the Banyamulenge community dies after being beaten by the Burundian army

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 26, 2025 – Mutabazi, a young man in his twenties from the Banyamulenge community, died on Monday, August 25, after succumbing to beatings inflicted by Burundian soldiers operating in the Bijombo groupment, Uvira...

How El Niño and human activity turned a village in Burundi’s floods into national crisis

In the small town of Gatumba at the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, water has become both a lifeline and a threat. Since 2021, floods from Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi River have swallowed gardens...

How a Burundian refugee turned Rwf800 into a million-franc agribusiness