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Burundi Welcomes Alliance Of Sahel States’ Decision To Withdraw From Rome Statute
Burundi has expressed strong support for the recent decision of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The East African country was the first on the...
Zambia U20 Women record a narrow victory over Burundi
Zambia U20 Women beat Burundi 2-1 in the first leg of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Bujumbura. Goalkeeper Chishala Mafunte converted from the spot to give Zambia the lead in the 44th minute. Esperance Habonimana equalised for Burundi in...


66 Burundians nabbed for staying, working in Tanzania illegally
Home/Featured/66 Burundians nabbed for staying, working in Tanzania illegally DAR ES SALAAM: The Dar es Salaam Regional Immigration Department has arrested 66 Burundian nationals for staying and working in Tanzania illegally. These immigrants were...

Zambia face Burundi in crucial U20 Women’s WC qualifier
THE Zambia Under-20 Women’s National Team will be aiming to take a huge step toward making history when they face Burundi today in the second round of the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The first leg encounter will be played in...

Burundi : YouTuber Dieudonné Niyukuri and four others kidnapped by intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 16, 2025 – Dieudonné Niyukuri, a well-known Burundian YouTuber critical of the government, and four other people, including a Rwandan driver, have reportedly been detained in an undisclosed location since...
Tanzania nabs 34 illegal immigrants from Burundi, Rwanda
GEITA: IN a bid to strengthen national security ahead of the upcoming General Election scheduled for October 2025, the Immigration Department in Mbogwe District, Geita Region, has apprehended 34 illegal immigrants from Burundi and Rwanda. The...

U20 girls gear up for World Cup clash against Burundi
THE Zambia Under-20 Women’s National Team has landed in Bujumbura with high hopes and steely determination ahead of Friday’s crucial FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Burundi. Coach Charity Nthala, who has overseen the team’s...

Kavumu (Cankuzo): Wakimbizi wa Kongo wamenyimwa huduma muhimu ya matibabu katika kambi kubwa zaidi ya Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, Septemba 15, 2025 – Kambi ya Kavumu, iliyoko katika eneo la Cankuzo katika mkoa wa Buhumuza mashariki mwa Burundi, inahifadhi zaidi ya wakimbizi 20,000 wa Kongo na ndiyo eneo kubwa zaidi la kuwapokea wakimbizi nchini...

Bujumbura : the 2025 school year weighed down by inflation and stagnant wages
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...

Kavumu (Cankuzo) : Congolese refugees deprived of essential medical care in Burundi’s largest camp
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, September 15, 2025 – Kavumu camp, located in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, hosts more than 20,000 Congolese refugees and is the largest reception site in the country, which has a total of...
U20 Women off to Burundi for FIFA World Cup qualifier
The Zambia Under-20 Women National Team has left for Bujumbura ahead of Friday’s second round 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Burundi. Coach Charity Nthala has travelled with a 21-member squad for this assignment with the team leaving aboard...
ADA-TADEA vows to revamp ports, railways
TANGA: ADA-TADEA presidential candidate Georges Busungu has vowed to transform Tanzania’s transport infrastructure, pledging substantial investments in ports, railways and logistics systems to enhance national connectivity and stimulate regional...

Bujumbura : breastfeeding mothers face transportation obstacles
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 10, 2025 – While the World Breastfeeding Week emphasizes the importance of exclusively breastfeeding one’s child for six months, many mothers in Bujumbura struggle to follow this recommendation....

Burundi : triple murder of Italian nuns, 11years of silence and mystery
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...

“God does provide… Give your life to Christ”: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya to Newly Ordained Spiritan, Redemptorist Deacons
“What else do you need? Do you need a big garden, a large house in your village where you will hardly ever be? No, you don’t need that. Live for the people and the people will live for you,” the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya told the...

Jose Chameleone: The resilient star who redefined East African music
Dar es Salaam. When Joseph Mayanja, better known as Jose Chameleone, first emerged on the East African music scene in the late 1990s, few could have foreseen that he would become one of the region’s most influential and enduring figures. More than...

U20 World Cup (Women): Tunisia beaten, Saturday’s results and Sunday’s schedule
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp At the Taieb Mhiri Stadium in Sfax, Tunisia fell to Ghana and its young star Mercy Attobrah, who scored twice (4th, 66th). The Carthage Eagles face a very tough task in the second round of qualifying for the 2026...

Nigeria scores well on electricity reform rankings, but power supply isn’t affordable and reliable. Here’s why
Nigeria’s electricity sector remains fragile. About 85 million Nigerians (43% of the population) lack access to grid electricity. This is one of the biggest energy access gaps in the world. Generation capacity is roughly 12,000MW–13,500MW, but far...