Burundi’s New Foreign Minister – Social Media Past Shows He’s Deep FDLR Sympathiser

2 Dr Edouard Bizimana Burundi’s newly appointed Foreign Minister, Dr. Edouard Bizimana, is facing mounting scrutiny over a series of inflammatory tweets that critics say portray him as sympathetic to the FDLR — a militia group composed in part of …

Burundi : BRB bets on the Chinese Yuan, the civil society fears adverse effects

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 6, 2025 — The Burundi Central Bank (BRB) has authorized, in a pilot phase, the use of the Chinese Yuan (RMB) to pay for imports from China. Twenty Burundian companies operating in the production, industry, and …

Burundi : Ndayishimiye tightens his control with a reduced government and strategic returns

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – A few hours after appointing Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister, President Évariste Ndayishimiye unveiled, through his spokesperson Rosine Guilène Gatoni, the composition of a remodeled government. This …

Burundi : Kenny Claude Nduwimana challenges the president in an open letter regarding his prolonged detention

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 5, 2025 – In an open letter sent to President Évariste Ndayishimiye, Burundian journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana denounces his arbitrary detention that has lasted for twenty months, even though he was only sentenced to …

Nestor Ntahontuye, former Minister of Finance, becomes Prime Minister of Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister on Tuesday, according to a presidential decree signed on August 5. His appointment was preceded, the same day, by the unanimous …

SEDL and Republic of Burundi Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration

Spray Engineering Devices Ltd. (SEDL), an Indian clean-tech engineering company specializing in thermal heat recovery and biomass valorisation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Burundi to set up a modern 1,000 TCD (tons …

Burundi: Ndayishimiye shakes up cabinet, appoints new Prime Minister

Patel eager for ARC redemption in Burundi after Rwanda setback

Karan Patel during the Safari Rally/HANDOUT  Two-time Africa Rally champion Karan Patel has relayed optimism of getting his title defence back on track at the Burundi Rally set for August 15-17, after an early retirement during the third leg of the ARC …

Burundi and M23 Exchange Prisoners of War

Burundi has recovered 20 of its soldiers who were captured in combat by the M23 rebel movement since 2023. In return, M23 received the same number of its fighters who had been detained by Burundian authorities, according to reliable sources cited by BBC …

US Imposes Temporary Travel Ban on Burundi

The United States has imposed a temporary travel ban on individuals from Burundi, according to a statement from its embassy in the small Great Lakes nation on Monday, citing “repeated violations.” Individuals from the country were included among seven …