AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of Bishop of Bubanza

Vatican City - Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P., until now Coordinator of the Council for the creation of the Catholic University of Burundi, as Bishop of the Diocese of Bubanza . His Exc. Msgr. Emmanuel Ntakarutimana, of …

AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of Bishop of Rutana

Vatican City - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Léonidas Nitereka, until now Vicar General of the Diocese of Bururi, as Bishop of the Diocese of Rutana . His Exc. Msgr. Léonidas Nitereka was born on 1 September 1960 in Martyazo, in the Diocese of …

Mass arrests of Rwandans reported in Burundi after Ndayishimiye rallies Imbonerakure

Diplomatic tensions : two WFP officials expelled from Burundi

The Burundian government has decided to expel Sibi Lawson-Marriot, the representative of the World Food Programme (WFP), and Sarah Nguyen, the organisation’s security officer. The two officials left the country on Friday February 14, 2025 on a RwandAir …

Mass arrests of Banyamulenge in Burundi spark urgent appeals for intervention

Burundi : former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni has appeared before the Cassation Chamber of the Supreme Court

Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, sentenced to a life jail, wants this judgment to be overturned to reopen the case. Info SOS Medias Burundi Before traveling judges at the central prison of Gitega on Friday, February 14, 2025, former strongman General Alain …

Raila Odinga concludes his AUC campaigns in Burundi, as election draws near

Former prime minister Raila Odinga has been touring Africa to rally support for his African Union Commission (AUC) chair bid On Wednesday, February 12, Raila wrapped up his campaign in Bujumbura, Burundi, where he met with President Évariste Ndayishimiye …

'We will attack': Burundi warns Rwanda as eastern DRC conflict advances

Internally displaced families carry their belongings while leaving the camp in Bulengo on 12 February. Fighting erupted on Tuesday in eastern DRC, 3 days after a call by African leaders for a ceasefire. Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacked Congolese army …

Burundi warns Rwanda as eastern DR Congo conflict advances

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned Kigali it would respond if attacked. The armed group, which has gained ground against the Congolese army since it re-emerged in …

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