UNICEF seeks urgent funding as over 136,000 flee DR Congo to Burundi, Uganda

KINSHASA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...

Burundi’s President Ndayishimiye Wins 100% of Seats in National Vote

Rabat – President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s CNDD-FDD party has secured 100% of the seats in the vote for the national legislative assembly. The election results were announced on Wednesday, June 11, by the electoral commission. This vote has been...

Burundi : ACG CIRIMOSO denounces the arrest of Tutsi survivors invited to a memorial meeting in Nairobi

Burundi : Ndayishimiye defends the CNDD-FDD victory and calls for a formal denunciation of electoral fraud

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Burundi : “The legislative elections of shame,” according to Aimé Magera, opposition leader in exile

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 12, 2025 – Burundian opposition leader in exile and international representative of the CNL party, Aimé Magera, gave an exclusive response to SOS Médias Burundi following the announcement of the results of the...

Burundi's ruling party wins election as opponents denounce vote rigging

Burundi's ruling party – which has been in power since 2005 – won all the seats in the 5 June legislative elections the country's electoral commission announced, as government opponents decried what they say was a rigged ballot. "Nationally, the...

Burundi: ruling party wins all seats in parliamentary vote as opposition cries foul

Burundi’s veteran ruling party won every seat in last week’s parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday, in a vote critics and observers say was tainted by irregularities. “Nationally, the CNDD-FDD came first with 96.51...

Burundi’s ruling party wins all parliamentary seats amid fraud claims

Burundi’s ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, has won all 100 seats contested in the country’s legislative elections, according to results released by the national electoral commission on Wednesday. The sweeping victory has sparked outrage from opposition...

Burundi's ruling party wins every seat in poll as rivals say democracy 'killed'

The ruling party in Burundi has won all 100 seats in a parliamentary election that the opposition says has "killed" democracy in the central African state. Giving the provisional results for last week's poll, electoral commission head Prosper...

Burundi elections marked by intimidation and absence of opposition: rights group

Legislative and local elections held in Burundi on June 5 unfolded in an environment of restricted civic freedoms and a dismantled political opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI)...

Burundi’s ruling party CNDD-FDD sweeps parliamentary elections

Bujumbura. Burundi’s long-dominant party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), has won every seat in the country’s Parliament, according to official results announced on Wednesday, June...

Burundi’s Ruling Party Takes All Parliament Seats in Latest Election

Burundi : the 2025-2030 National Assembly entirely dominated by the CNDD-FDD

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 11, 2025 – Burundi is entering an unprecedented legislative term. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced on Wednesday that all 100 deputies elected in the June 5 legislative and district...

Burundi: Elections Without Opposition

(Nairobi) – Legislative and local elections in Burundi on June 5, 2025, took place in a context of severely restricted free speech and political space, Human Rights Watch said today. The Independent National Electoral Commission (Commission...

Burundi ruling party wins all seats in legislative vote

Burundi's veteran ruling party won every seat in last week's parliamentary elections, the electoral commission said Wednesday, in a vote critics and observers say was tainted by irregularities. "Nationally, the CNDD-FDD came first with 96.51...

Gitega : suspicious deaths continue, mob justice causes concern

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 9, 2025 – Corpses are multiplying, suspicions are growing, and fear is spreading to the villages and neighborhoods of Gitega (central Burundi). Faced with a justice system deemed lacking, some residents are taking...

Burundi electral body says ruling party wins all seats in national legislative elections

BUJUMBURA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian ruling party has won all seats of the future National Assembly, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has said, citing provisional results of last week's legislative elections. "The...

Burundi : in Cibitoke, armed Imbonerakure sowed electoral fear

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 10, 2025 – Investigation. In Cibitoke (northwestern Burundi), in the days leading up to the June 5 elections, weapons were discreetly distributed to the Imbonerakure. The objective : to intimidate the opposition....

Burundi officials 'threatened' voters to secure election: HRW

NAIROBI - Burundian officials and youth groups "intimidated, harassed and threatened" voters to win every seat in parliamentary elections, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The desperately poor Great Lakes nation held elections on June 5 in...