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Makamba : three hospital staff arrested for alleged embezzling nearly 10 million Burundi francs
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, October 19, 2025 — Three employees of the Makamba hospital in Burunga province, southern Burundi, all members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, were arrested on Thursday,
Nduta (Tanzania) : a clothing distribution welcomed by Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, October 18, 2025 – For the past week, all Burundian refugees in the Nduta camp have been receiving clothing distributions. This initiative has been warmly welcomed,
Burundi : women with breast cancer plead for the reopening of borders with Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 18, 2025 – The prolonged closure of the borders between Burundi and Rwanda continues to penalize hundreds of citizens, particularly women with breast cancer, who
Burundi : the US dollar drops — currency exchanges cry losses, consumers wait for price drops
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 18, 2025 — This decline comes amid a chaotic economic climate. The small east African nation is experiencing the worst economic crisis in its history,
South Kivu : FDNB strengthens its position against the M23 and its Twirwaneho allies
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, October 16, 2025 – Despite the signing of a ceasefire agreement on October 14 in Doha between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel movement, tensions
Rutana : Ndayishimiye violently attacks Pacifique Nininahazwe and promises to defend the CNDD-FDD power “to the end”
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, October 16, 2025 – During the inauguration ceremony of the new district administrator of Rutana, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye delivered a
Cholera outbreak in Gihanga : twenty cases reported, three deaths, health authorities on alert
SOS Médias Burundi Mpanda, October 15, 2025 – For nearly a month, the Gihanga area, in the district of Mpanda in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, has been facing a
Education in danger in Burundi : French, a major obstacle to quality education
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 15, 2025 – The Burundian education system continues to face serious challenges, including insufficient proficiency in French, the official language of instruction, which appears to
Bugabira : a forgotten population, deprived of drinking water
SOS Médias Burundi Bugabira, October 15, 2025 – In the Bugabira area, a district bordering Kirundo (formerly a northern province of the small east African nation), access to drinking water
Tanzania : four more schools closed in Burundian refugee camps
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, October 15, 2025 – Four more schools attended by Burundian refugees were closed this week in the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps in northwest Tanzania. These closures