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Bujumbura : thirteen years after the fire, rehabilitation of the former central market still stalled
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 28, 2026 – Thirteen years after the devastating fire that destroyed Bujumbura’s central market, the rehabilitation of this strategic site in Burundi’s commercial capital remains
Bujumbura : AWALA, a Women’s group at the heart of social solidarity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 27, 2026 – In Bujumbura, women’s solidarity is taking a concrete and structured form. Awaken Lady (AWALA), a group of committed women, has gradually moved
Cibitoke : 35 Imbonerakure detained for illegal trafficking and clandestine crossings into the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 27, 2026 – Thirty-five members of the Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the CNDD-FDD party, have been detained for nearly two weeks in the cells
Cibitoke : three bodies found on the banks of the Rusizi River
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 27, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of a man, a woman, and a child were discovered Tuesday morning on the banks of the Rusizi River,
Burundi : over 400 people killed in 2025, Imbonerakure and security forces singled out by the Iteka League
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 26, 2026 – More than 400 people were killed in Burundi in 2025 amid massive human rights violations, according to the annual report of the
Bujumbura : drinking water shortage at Prince Louis Rwagasore Clinic, patients and staff worried
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 26, 2026 – Patients hospitalized at the Prince Louis Rwagasore Clinic (CPLR), located in the commercial capital Bujumbura, have been facing a critical shortage of
Ituri : 25 civilians killed in ADF attack in Irumu
SOS Médias Burundi Irumu, January 26, 2026 – Militiamen from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) again attacked the village of Apakolu, in the Walese Vonkutu chiefdom of Irumu territory in
Burundi : Révérien Ndikuriyo re-elected as head of the CNDD-FDD, total control confirmed after extraordinary lcongress
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 26, 2026 – Révérien Ndikuriyo has been re-elected for a second term as Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD party, following an extraordinary elective congress held
Photo of the week-Tanzania : demolitions, overcrowding, and violations of the Geneva Convention: Burundian refugees forced to return
In the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps for Burundian refugees, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, the humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating. Thousands of refugees are crammed into overcrowded
Butanyerera : a mysterious illness affects over 500 pupils
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, January 25, 2026 – For nearly a week, an illness of unknown origin, with flu-like symptoms, has affected more than 500 pupils in several secondary schools