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South Kivu : deadly clashes between Wazalendo factions, eastern Congo on the brink of implosion

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, October 30, 2025 – The Fizi territory in South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been rocked for a week by violent clashes

Security

Buhumuza : Cibari’s gold destroys land, fuels corruption, and flows to Tanzania

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, October 30, 2025 – In Cibari, in the district and zone of Muyinga, Buhumuza province, residents are living a true nightmare. Their fields are devastated by

Security

Bujumbura : drugs wreak havoc among young people in Musaga and Kanyosha

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 30, 2025 — Drug and alcohol consumption is on the rise among young people, especially boys, in the Musaga and Kanyosha zones of Mugere district,

Human Rights

Bujumbura : a scandal at the King Khaled University Hospital maternity ward after two newborns are switched

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 30, 2025 – A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday, October 28, at the King Khaled Hospital in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. Two women

Society

Bujumbura : hunger worries some women in the commercial capital

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 29, 2025 – Life is becoming increasingly difficult for many families in Burundi’s commercial capital. Rampant inflation, soaring food prices, and the prolonged economic crisis

Refugees

Burundi : partial relief in refugee camps — Food Rations Extended and Increased

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, September 29, 2025 — A wave of relief is sweeping through refugee camps across Burundi. Food assistance, initially scheduled to be suspended in November, will not

Justice En

Burundi : new concerns for Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana, a case in the making?

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 29, 2025 – Since Friday, Kenny Claude Nduwimana has been transferred from Bujumbura Central Prison (Mpimba) to the cells of the National Intelligence Service (SNR).

Health

Kirundo : a hospital without a director for two months, operations paralyzed

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, October 28, 2025 – Since the departure of Dr. Prosper Nimubona, former director of Kirundo Hospital in Butanyerera Province, northern Burundi, at the beginning of August

Governance

Kavumu : a crumbling road stifles humanitarian and economic access

SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, October 28, 2025 – In Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, the road linking the Kavumu refugee camp to the National Road number 13, passing through the towns

Human Rights

Bujumbura : ALUCHOTO raises alarm about violence and ill-treatment of Burundians abroad

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 28, 2025 — In a statement recently released, the Burundian Association for the Fight Against Unemployment and Torture (ALUCHOTO) denounced serious violations of fundamental rights