Archive
Bururi : medical transport crisis — lack of ambulances plunges patients into distress
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, April 28, 2025 – In the Bururi health province in southern Burundi, the population and local authorities are sounding the alarm. For several months, the referral
Bujumbura : a Bonesha FM journalist attacked at the University of Burundi – A worrying symbol for press freedom
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 28, 2025 —Journalist Willy Kwizera, of Bonesha FM radio station, was violently attacked on Monday morning on the Mutanga campus in Bujumbura, while he was
Kinyinya : rising sexual violence threatens girls’ education
SOS Médias Burundi Kinyinya, April 27, 2025 – The district of Kinyinya, in Ruyigi province (eastern Burundi), is facing an alarming upsurge in sexual violence targeting underage girls. Since mid-March,
Nyarugusu : a Burundian refugee killed by police during a controversial operation
Alert usSOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, April 29, 2025 – A Burundian refugee was shot dead on Tuesday in the Nyarugusu camp, Tanzania, during a violent police raid. Five other people
Bubanza : women’s informal trade, the economic pillar of households
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, April 28, 2025 – In Bubanza, in western Burundi, informal trade is predominantly driven by women. Thanks to their dynamism and the ingenuity of their initiatives,
South Kivu : Burundian Tutsi refugees targeted by ethnic hatred and authorities’ inaction
SOS Médias Burundi In the Mulongwe and Lusenda camps in South Kivu, eastern Congo, thousands of Burundian Tutsi refugees live under constant threat. Discrimination, violence, and deprivation : they accuse
Burundi: persistent fuel shortage exposes population to serious dangers
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, April 27, 2025 – SOS Médias Burundi has witnessed trafficking tolerated by the administration in the upcountry provinces, with no regard for public safety. The fuel
Burundi: solidarity with congolese refugees – a visit by the congolese delegation and a humanitarian gesture from the first lady of Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 27, 2025 – Congolese refugees in Burundi recently received significant support from the authorities of the two neighboring countries. On the one hand, a Congolese
Bugendana: woman illegally detained in a container with her 3-month-old baby
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 27, 2025 – An alarming case has been reported in Bugendana commune, Gitega province (central Burundi), where a young mother, Goreth Niyibizi, is currently illegally
Nakivale (Uganda): Nearly 10,000 new refugees welcomed in precarious conditions
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, April 26, 2025 – More than 10,000 asylum seekers, mainly Congolese and Burundian, have just been granted refugee status in Uganda. But in Nakivale, their daily