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Education in Burundi: Lawmakers Sound the Alarm Over Alarming Deterioration of the School System
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 23, 2025 – Once considered a model in Central and East Africa, Burundi’s education system is now in crisis. Concerned lawmakers, plummeting academic standards, and
World Refugee Day 2025 : deafening silence, widespread famine, and trampled rights
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, June 19, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, celebrated every June 20, SOS Médias Burundi focused on the refugee situation in eight
Cibitoke – Double Murder on the Burundi-Rwanda border : two youths killed in a coffee smuggling case
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 19, 2025 During the night of June 18-19, two young members of the Imbonerakure League (members of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD, the ruling
Burundi : “Five years of promises, five years of hardship” – In Bujumbura, city dwellers paint a grim picture of the Ndayishimiye regime
SOS Mëdias Burundi Bujumbura, June 19, 2025 Five years after his arrival at the helm of Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye finds himself facing a disillusioned population. In Bujumbura – the
Covid-19: Five Years After Denial, the Virus’s Return Rekindles Worries in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 18, 2025 — Five years after a controversial handling of Covid-19 marked by government denial and the suspicious death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, the
Karusi: Three Killed in Grenade Attack in Bibara, Seven Suspects in Custody
SOS Médias BurundiKarusi, June 18, 2025 — A deadly grenade attack claimed the lives of three members of the same family on the night of Thursday, June 12, in Bibara
Rumonge: Child Trafficking Network Active Along Lake Tanganyika Shores
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 18, 2025 — On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Burundian children are falling prey to human traffickers promising them a better life abroad. Local authorities
Nduta Camp: Uncertainty Grows for Burundian Refugees Reluctant to Return
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, June 18, 2025 — Despite repeated calls for voluntary repatriation, thousands of Burundian refugees living in Nduta camp in Tanzania continue to resist returning home. Caught
Mahama (Rwanda): Congolese Refugees Quietly Return to Rebel-Controlled DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, June 18, 2025 — Since the M23 rebel group and its affiliated politico-military coalition, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), seized control of key cities in North
Burundi – fertilizers unobtainable : farmers pay but still wait
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 16, 2025 —While the seeds have already been planted, thousands of Burundian farmers are still waiting for the urea fertilizer they paid for. This shortage