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Photo of the week – Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn

David Leyssens, country director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, was ordered to leave the Burundian territory last Saturday by the authorities. According to several concordant sources within

Criminalité

Uvira under tension : general strike, violence, and rejection of General Gasita in a strategic city on the verge of explosion

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 7, 2025—For the past week, the city of Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been undergoing a paralyzing general strike and explosive

Security

Burunga : a fisherman killed by hippopotamus on the shores of Lake Tanganyika

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 7, 2025 – A tragedy occurred on the shores of Lake Tanganyika during the night from Saturday to Sunday. The lifeless body of a fisherman

Refugees

Meheba (Zambia) : issuance of civil status documents for refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, September 6, 2025 — After a two-day delay, the long-awaited issuance of birth certificates and identity cards to refugees and asylum seekers resumed on Thursday in

Criminalité

Burundi : Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu jailed in Mpimba, reasons for his detention still unknown

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 6, 2025 — Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was transferred on Saturday, September 6, at 4:30 PM to Bujumbura Central Prison, commonly known as Mpimba,

Criminalité

Bururi : a former police officer found dead, his family denounces a murder

SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, September 5, 2025 – The lifeless body of Athanase Manirakiza, a retired police officer, was discovered early in the morning of Thursday, September 4, in a

Refugees

Malawi – Dzaleka camp : refugees ordered to give up their “surplus” housing

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka (Dowa district), September 5, 2025 – Since July, a large-scale housing survey has been underway in the Dzaleka refugee camp. Conducted jointly by the United Nations

Diplomacy

Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 5, 2025 – David Leyssens, Country Director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, has been ordered to leave the country by Saturday by

Society

Ngozi hit by a severe water shortage despite the construction of costly reservoirs

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, September 4, 2025 – Despite the construction of large reservoirs intended to improve water supply, the city of Ngozi, the town center of Butanyerera province in

Éducation

Burundi : the Minister of Education cancels all recent transfers on the eve of the start of the school year

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 4, 2025 – The Minister of Education denounces illegal transfers and imposes an immediate return to their original schools, under penalty of salary suspension. The