Burundi's top court validates ruling party's landslide victory in legislative elections

BUJUMBURA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian Constitutional Court on Friday validated results of the June 5 legislative elections, during which the ruling party won all the seats. "The Constitutional Court analyzed the report sent by the National …

Rwanda, Burundi Senate heads mull ways to improve both countries’ relations

Cibitoke – Double Murder on the Burundi-Rwanda border : two youths killed in a coffee smuggling case

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 19, 2025 During the night of June 18-19, two young members of the Imbonerakure League (members of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD, the ruling party) were found dead in Nyamakarabo village, Mugina district, in Cibitoke …

Burundi : “Five years of promises, five years of hardship” – In Bujumbura, city dwellers paint a grim picture of the ...

SOS Mëdias Burundi Bujumbura, June 19, 2025 Five years after his arrival at the helm of Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye finds himself facing a disillusioned population. In Bujumbura – the commercial capital – many residents denounce a governance …

Burundi – fertilizers unobtainable : farmers pay but still wait

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 16, 2025 — While the seeds have already been planted, thousands of Burundian farmers are still waiting for the urea fertilizer they paid for. This shortage is rekindling the debate on dependence on imports and …

African Presidents Who Died in Exile/Abroad with Disputed Burials

African Presidents Who Died in Exile/Abroad with Disputed Burials By Brenda Zulu If the former sixth President of Zambia Edgar Changwa Lungu is finally buried in South Africa as the family wishes, he will join a list of African leaders whose death, …

Tanzania opens Chinese-built Magufuli Bridge, boosting connectivity

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday inaugurated the Magufuli Bridge, Africa's longest extra-dosed cable-stayed bridge that spans Lake Victoria.  Hassan hailed the bridge, named after Tanzania's former President John Magufuli, as a …

Full List: Ecuador ends visa-free transit for Nigeria, Ghana, 43 others

Ecuador has announced the immediate cancellation of visa-free airport transit privileges for citizens of 45 countries. Under the new directive, travellers from these countries must now obtain a Visa de Transeúnte (Transit Visa) before passing through …

Shime applauds Twiga Stars

DAR ES SALAAM: TWIGA Stars Head Coach, Bakari Shime, has commended his players following their impressive 2-0 victory over Uganda in the CECAFA Women’s Senior Championship at Azam Complex on Thursday evening. The win marks the team’s third consecutive …

Heineken Loses Operational Control in Eastern Congo

Dutch brewing giant Heineken has confirmed it has lost operational control of its facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where intensifying conflict has forced the company to withdraw staff and suspend business activities. Operations …