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Burundi : 63 years of independence, but a democracy under lockdown
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 – As Burundi celebrates its 63rd anniversary of independence on July 1, a deep unease is sweeping through the population. Political repression, widespread
June elections : media between satisfaction and abuses, the CNC takes stock
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) expressed overall satisfaction with the conduct of the media during the district and legislative elections of June
Photo of the week – women drug users in Bujumbura : between survival, stigma, and hope for reintegration
In Bujumbura, women drug users struggle every day to survive in extremely precarious conditions. Rejected by their families and stigmatized by society, they nevertheless try to escape through substitution treatment
Rumonge : school results blocked, volunteer teachers angry
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 29, 2025 — In several secondary schools in the district of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi), end-of-year report cards have still not been given to pupils. The
Burundi : the new Jiji power plant, a historic leap towards sustainable energy
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, June 29, 2025 — The President of the Republic of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, officially inaugurated the Jiji hydroelectric power plant on the river of the same
A body discovered on the beach of Lake Tanganyika in Gitaza
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 30, 2025 – A body was discovered on Sunday morning, around 6:30 AM, on the beach of Lake Tanganyika, in the center of Gitaza, in
Cibitoke : report cards held hostage by volunteer teachers
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 29, 2025 – For several months, a silent crisis has been shaking secondary schools in Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi). Volunteer teachers, locally known as “Abakutsakivi,”
“Burundi is in danger” : the pposition in exile denounces an “electoral farce” and calls for mobilization
SOS Médias Burundi Brussels, June 28, 2025 – The political coalition of the Burundian opposition in exile held a press conference on Friday in the capital of the European Union.