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Rwibaga : the potato devours the forest
SOS Médias Burundi Rwibaga, July 20, 2025 – While Burundi continues its national reforestation campaign, “Ewe Burundi Urambaye,” led by the highest authorities to restore ecosystems and combat the effects
Tangara : a magistrate and two police officers imprisoned after the fatal beating of a waiter
SOS Médias Burundi Butanyerera, July 20, 2025 – A young waiter died two days after being violently beaten by two police officers and a magistrate. The tragedy occurred on July
Musongati – Uprona party symbols vandalized in Giharo : activists denounce targeted acts
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, July 19, 2025 – The political climate is deteriorating again in Giharo. During the night of July 15-16, as yet unidentified individuals vandalized the Uprona party
Gitaza : a man arrested for alleged rape of a minor
SOS Médias Burundi Gitaza, July 20, 2025 – A 26-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in Gitaza, in Muhuta district, Burunga province (southern part of the country). He is suspected
Gihanga : villagers arrested following a land dispute with the army
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, July 20, 2025 – Six residents of the Gihanga zone, in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province (west), have been detained for six days in the Mudubugu military
Musenyi : tents to ease the overcrowding of more than 80 refugee families
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, July 17, 2025 – After more than four months spent in precarious conditions in the hangars of the Musenyi refugee site, located in the Rutana region,
Bururi : farmers shun certified potato seeds despite falling prices
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 17, 2025 — In the middle of the dry season, farmers in the Bururi region, in the new Burunga province in southern Burundi, are massively
Cibitoke : thirst and cholera threaten the population
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 17, 2025 – In Cibitoke, in the new province of Bujumbura (western Burundi), residents of the district are experiencing a serious shortage of drinking water.
Burundi : where did the $908 million worth of minerals exported to the Emirates go?
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 17, 2025 — Between 2013 and 2023, the United Arab Emirates imported $1.3 billion worth of minerals from Burundi. Yet, according to consolidated figures from
Prison relief in Burundi : between official figures and troubling realities
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 18, 2025 – 49 men and 5 women were released on Friday from Mpimba Central Prison in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. They are