Unity at any cost? Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger jointly leave the International Criminal Court

On 22 September, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, declared it was leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes seven months after their official withdrawal from the Economic Community of...

Burundian celebrities lead rush for Rwandan citizenship

Several Burundian celebrities – both abroad and in Rwanda – are rushing to acquire Rwandan citizenship, even as relations between the two countries remain strained. The trend has sparked backlash in Bujumbura, where critics view the move as...

Burundi – Cibitoke : farmers evicted under pretext of links to the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 1, 2025 – Since September 21, more than a hundred farming families from the Kaboya and Mbaza sub-villages, Rukana village, in the Rugombo zone, Cibitoke district in western Burundi, have been evicted from their...

Tanzania : hard blow for Burundian refugees, schools and churches closed in Nyarugusu and Nduta

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, October 1, 2025 – The 2025-2026 school year begins in uncertainty for thousands of Burundian refugee children in Tanzania. Since Monday, more than ten schools, including four secondary schools, have been closed in the...

DRC : Joseph Kabila sentenced to death by a military court

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 1, 2025 – Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, was sentenced to death on Tuesday, September 30, by the Kinshasa High Military Court, in absentia. The former Head of State was also...

Unity at any cost? AES states jointly leave the ICC

Unity at any cost? AES states jointly leave the ICC Withdrawing from the global court shows that the Alliance of Sahel States prioritises joint action, whatever the consequences. On 22 September, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising...

Gitega : a police officer shoots a motorcyclist in the city center, anger rises

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 29, 2025 – An incident involving a police officer and a motorcycle taxi rider sparked outrage on Sunday, September 28, 2025, in downtown Gitega, the political capital of Burundi. According to several witnesses,...

DR Congo’s Bukavu Archdiocese, Rwanda’s Cyangugu Diocese Mark International Peace Day with Joint Tree Planting

“We wish to inform the leaders of your Diocese, my brother the Archbishop of Bukavu, who is with us in spirit, that we stand united as members of a single body – he representing the faithful of Bukavu, and we representing those of Cyangugu,” he...

Global Military Leadership to Convene UN Peacekeeping Chiefs Conclave in India

The Indian Army is all set to host the two-day United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs Conclave, slated to be held in the national capital from 14 October. The conclave will bring together senior military leadership of over 30...

Burundi : Professor Barumwete calls for honest leaders and people-centered policies

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 28, 2025 – In Bujumbura, the country’s commercial capital, Professor Siméon Barumwete delivered a strong message during a discussion workshop on local development strategy, organized Thursday by the NGO...

Neo-Colonialism in Africa: From the IMF and World Bank to the International Caucasian Court for Prosecuting Africans

[Source: solidaritasperempuan.org] [These remarks were delivered at the September 16, 2025, CovertAction Magazine webinar on Neo-Colonialism in Africa.—Editors] I’m honored to be invited to join P.D. Lawton, Jeremy Kuzmarov, Milton Allimadi,...

CRDB Bank secures record $200m loan as global lenders oversubscribe facility

Dar es Salaam. CRDB Bank has raised $200 million in its latest syndicated loan facility after international lenders committed a record $567 million, more than double the targeted amount. The strong demand underscores growing global confidence in...

Ruto appoints ex-CS Bore, 8 other ambassadors after Parliament's approval

Former Labour CS Florence Bore delivers an address at the 5th Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration (RMFM) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto has appointed nine nominees to serve as High Commissioners,...

Congo-Kinshasa: AFC/M23 Warns of Kinshasa's Continued Drone Strikes

The AFC/M23 movement has denounced persistent attacks by the Congolese government coalition on densely populated areas, saying the offensives have killed civilians and displaced many others in Walikale, North Kivu. ALSO READ: AFC/M23 leader...

Ugandan presidential candidate Munyagwa proposes replacing Swahili with French

Ugandan presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa has proposed banning Swahili, the country’s official language, in favour of French, saying French offers broader regional coverage. “We shall ban Swahili as our national language. We need French...

CRDB upgrade puts Dar on global arena

DAR ES SALAAM: CRDB Bank’s landmark core banking system upgrade has thrust Tanzania onto the global financial map, opening new international opportunities for the lender. These opportunities not only elevate the country’s profile in global finance...

Burundi : subsidized fertilizers now conditional on contour lines

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 25, 2025 — Burundian Prime Minister Nestor Ntahontuye announced Thursday that the allocation of organo-mineral fertilizers will now be reserved for farmers who have traced contour lines. Addressing new...

Burundian Sandra Kinyomvyi and President Kagame Honored at UCI Championship in Rwanda

1 Burundian cycling figure Sandra Kinyomvyi Kigali, Rwanda – The 2025 UCI Road World Championships are ending in Kigali this Sunday with recognition for both cycling officials and the host nation’s leadership. On Saturday evening, Rwanda’s...

Burundi – Transferred to Ngozi, journalist Sandra Muhoza remains at the heart of a judicial imbroglio

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 26, 2025 – Sandra Muhoza has been transferred to Ngozi Prison, in the north of the country, where she will now appear before the local court. According to witnesses who spoke to SOS Médias Burundi, Sandra...

Ugandan presidential candidate says that if wins, he will ban Swahili and make French the official language of the country

Uganda’s presidential candidate Mubarak vows to abolish Swahili if elected “We shall ban Swahili as our national language, we shall ban it, we need French instead.” Mubarak Munyagwa has vowed to abolish Swahili language if he clinches the top...