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Refugee camps : when school becomes a daily challenge
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, September 17, 2025 — On Monday, September 15, refugee pupils living in Burundi’s refugee camps began the 2025-2026 school year. The start of the school year
Power outages : local radio stations suffocate in the dark
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2025 — Burundian local radio stations are going through an unprecedented crisis. Power outages, which have become almost daily, cripple studios, interrupt shows and
Bubanza : five Imbonerakure, including four brothers, sentenced to a life jail for the murder of a five-year-old
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 17, 2025 — The First Instance Court of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, on Wednesday sentenced Daniel Murihano and his four sons, all
A headless body discovered in Rugombo : the population demands thorough investigations
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 16, 2025 — The macabre discovery of a headless body in Gabiro-Ruvyagira village, in the district of Cibitoke (Bujumbura province, western Burundi), plunges the population
Burunga : a UPRONA official and his family victims of a punitive expedition
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, September 16, 2025 – In Burunga province, southern Burundi, a local UPRONA official and his family were violently attacked. This incident once again illustrates the political
Burundi : YouTuber Dieudonné Niyukuri and four others kidnapped by intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 16, 2025 – Dieudonné Niyukuri, a well-known Burundian YouTuber critical of the government, and four other people, including a Rwandan driver, have reportedly been detained
Malawi : a Burundian refugee beaten nearly to death amid election fever
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, September 16, 2025 — The violence that marred the September 16 general elections in Malawi hit refugees hard. In Lilongwe, a Burundian living in Dzaleka camp
Photo of the week-Rumonge : an angry crowd besieges the prosecutor’s office to release their village chief
A high tension prevailed last Thursday in the town center of Rumonge district. Dozens of residents of Mwange village, in Burunga Province, southern Burundi, besieged the prosecutor’s office to demand
Ngozi : prolonged power outages paralyze businesses and worsen insecurity in the north
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, September 15, 2025 – In the Kirundo, Ngozi, and Kayanza regions, power outages are seriously disrupting daily life and economic activities. At Regideso, the only state-owned
Kavumu (Cankuzo) : Congolese refugees deprived of essential medical care in Burundi’s largest camp
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, September 15, 2025 – Kavumu camp, located in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, hosts more than 20,000 Congolese refugees and is the