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Governance

The President of Burundi calls on district administrators to remain close to the population

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 25, 2025 – As part of the new administrative divisions reducing the provinces from 18 to 5 and the districts from 119 to 42, President

Criminalité

Rumonge : an exemplary conviction for the rape of a disabled child

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 25, 2025 — A Burundian court sentenced 24-year-old Léopold Ntirampeba to a life jail on Wednesday for the rape of a mentally disabled girl. The

Society

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

Society

Kakuma (Kenya) : the lack of cemetery frustrates refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, September 25, 2025 — In the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, overcrowding and a lack of space pose serious challenges for residents, particularly in ensuring dignified

Refugees

Tanzania : when the authorities turn religious leaders into instruments of forced repatriation

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, September 24, 2025 – From Nduta to Nyarugusu, pastors, leaders of religious movements, and sheikhs were ordered to actively participate in raising awareness among Burundian refugees

Governance

Buhumuza : strict uniforms and “forced fields,” the governor under pressure

SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, September 24, 2025 – Since her arrival, the governor of Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, Ms. Denise Ndaruhekere, has faced growing opposition. Her decisions, deemed “hasty” and

Governance

Bujumbura : the Prime Minister demands results from public enterprises despite meager state investments

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 24, 2025 – Meeting on Tuesday in Bujumbura, the commercial capital where United Nations agencies and the central administration are concentrated, the heads of public

Diplomacy

Burundi : a Rwandan soldier arrested after crossing the border

SOS Médias Burundi, Kirundo, September 24, 2025 – A Rwandan sergeant, Emmanuel Sadiki, a driver with the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF), was intercepted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, approximately 700

Environment

Gitega : women innovate for a cleaner environment through recycling

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 24, 2025 – In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, a group of women with degrees in soil and environmental sciences are transforming their knowledge

Society

Grim confusion : a body exchanged between two families at Karusi hospital

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, September 23, 2025 – In Karusi, in Gitega province, central Burundi, an identification error in the morgue of the “Twese Turashoboye” hospital led to a dramatic