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Uvira : a high-level government delegation faces a bloody protest against General Gasita
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 12, 2025 — A large delegation from the Congolese government, led by the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Territorial Administration, and Customary Affairs, Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo, arrived in Uvira on...
Burundi : triple murder of Italian nuns, 11years of silence and mystery
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 11, 2025 – Eleven years after the cowardly murder of three sisters from the Xaverian missionary community, originally from Italy, the Burundian justice system has still not identified or brought to justice...
Twenty-nine years after his assassination, the shadow of Bishop Joachim Ruhuna still hangs over Burundi
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 10, 2025 — Twenty-nine years after the assassination of Bishop Joachim Ruhuna, former Archbishop of Gitega, his relatives continue to demand justice. The prelate was killed on September 9, 1996, on the Mubarazi...
International Criminal Court or Court of Chauvinism? Africa’s ordeal with the ICC
IOL
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Manuel Godsin|Published 37 minutes ago 7min THE vision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) when it was established in 2002 was to be a turning point in the history of global justice, administering justice in a way no external force or power...
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : a hospital closed, Burundian refugees contact the UNHCR
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, September 11, 2025 – The NGO Medical Team International has closed one of its hospitals in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, a decision that has sparked anger and despair among Burundian refugees. This hospital,...
Ghana joins Eswatini to champions traditional leadership in modern governance reforms
GhanaWeb
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September 11, 2025
Queen Boresah Nkigiwurche of the great Gonja Kingdom of Savaanah Ghana,has emphasized Ghana’s commitment to strengthening local governance by ensuring traditional authorities play a more structured role in national development. She noted that...
Burundi hails China's support for long-term development vision
Xinhua News Agency
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BUJUMBURA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian government has commended China for its support in advancing Burundi's development, a senior official said Tuesday evening during celebrations marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the...
Belgian Foreign Minister Due in Rwanda to Repair Severed Relations
KT Press Rwanda
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September 11, 2025
1 In Warsaw, Poland, on May 7, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Maxime Prevot, attends the Informal Meeting of the EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs at the Polish Army Museum. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Belgium’s...
Scorpions Secure Double Victory in International Competition
The Voice Gambia
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September 11, 2025
By: Kemo Kanyi The Gambia’s senior national football team, the Scorpions, secured back-to-back victories in their September international fixtures, winning both matches in convincing fashion. The first win came on September 5th in an away match...
AFRICA/DR CONGO - High-ranking military officer forced to leave Uvira due to popular protests
Fides
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September 10, 2025
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – General Olivier Gasita, the deputy commander of the 33rd Military Region, in charge of operations and intelligence, was forced to leave Uvira due to protests against him. He left the city in South Kivu yesterday,...
Bujumbura : the 2025 school year weighed down by inflation and stagnant wages
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 12, 2025 – With the start of the school year scheduled for September 15 in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, Burundian families are experiencing real anxiety. Families are facing soaring...
Burundi : Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu jailed in Mpimba, reasons for his detention still unknown
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 6, 2025 — Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was transferred on Saturday, September 6, at 4:30 PM to Bujumbura Central Prison, commonly known as Mpimba, after spending more than two weeks in the...
Rumonge : an angry crowd besieges the prosecutor’s office to demand the release of its village chief
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 12, 2025 — Tensions erupted on Thursday in the town center of Rumonge district. Dozens of residents of Mwange village, in Burunga Province, southern Burundi, besieged the prosecutor’s office to demand the...
How Vietnam’s military built one of the hottest tech companies in Southeast Asia
Rest of World
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September 10, 2025
A Vietnamese military-owned company has quietly become one of the most ambitious state-backed technology firms in the world. Viettel, launched by Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense in 1989 to build antenna towers, is now the country’s largest...
Burundi’s former foreign minister appointed new President of ECOWAS
Happy FM
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September 8, 2025
The Economic Community of Central African States has a new president: Ézéchiel Nibigira, Burundi’s former Foreign Minister. He was appointed to a five-year term at a meeting in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, succeeding Angola’s Gilberto Verissimo....
Armenia and Burundi set to establish partnership in high technology
ARKA
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NEWS » Politics » Armenia and Burundi set to establish partnership in high technology Vahan Kostanyan, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia, welcomed today the newly appointed Ambassador of Burundi to Armenia, Ernest Ndabashinzé (who is based in...
Uvira : General Daniel Mwaku dies following a sudden illness
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, September 12, 2025 — Brigadier General Daniel Mwaku, commander of the 33rd Military Region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, died on Friday in Uvira, following an illness he had been suffering from for some time, the...
WFP report: 20 million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa now receive government-led school meals
World Food Programme
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DAKAR/JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI: Twenty million more children in Sub-Saharan Africa are now receiving school meals through government-led programmes than in 2022, according to the latest edition of the State of School Feeding Worldwide, a flagship...
Burundi’s Ézéchiel Nibigira Appointed President Of Central African Bloc ECCAS
Arise News
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September 8, 2025
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has appointed Burundi’s former Foreign Minister, Ézéchiel Nibigira, as its new president. Nibigira was chosen on Sunday at a summit in Equatorial Guinea to serve a five-year term, succeeding...
LSEG To Power Burundi’s Financial Market Modernisation With End-To-End Infrastructure Solutions
Mondovisione
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LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) has been selected by the Banque de la République du Burundi (BRB) to deliver a comprehensive suite of market solutions. The move marks a major step in the modernisation of Burundi’s financial infrastructure,...