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Kakuma, Kenya : torrential rains destroy over 100 homes and leave hundreds homeless
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, February 26, 2026 – Exceptionally heavy rain has been pounding the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya since last weekend, destroying homes, schools, and places of
Butihinda : denied care and neglect at Gashoho Hospital, Congolese refugees abandoned
SOS Médias Burundi Butihinda, February 26, 2026 – Congolese refugees living in the Kinama camp in Buhumuza province and the Musasa camp in Butanyerera province, in the east and north
Kiremba : fertilizer delays and government inaction threaten farmers’ food security
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, February 26, 2026 – In the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, farmers are experiencing a particularly anxious season. As the second major agricultural
When prayer turns to tragedy : an Imbonerakure sentenced to 20 years in jail for a “ritual” murder
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 26, 2026 – Vianney Nkunzimana has been sentenced to 20 years of penal servitude by the Bubanza court. This young Imbonerakure, a member of the
Burundi : public schools bled dry by mass teacher departure
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 25, 2026 – The education system of this small east African nation is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. Between August 2025 and January 2026, more than
Bukinanyana : farmers accuse local administrator Isaac Niyokwizera of stifling the maize trade
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, February 25, 2026 – Tensions are rising in the Ndava and Buganda zones of Bukinanyana district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi. Farmers are accusing local administrator
Burunga : the lump-stain disease and the foot-and-mouth disease decimate cattle herds
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, February 25, 2026 – The province of Burunga, in southern Burundi, is facing a worrying resurgence of animal diseases. For nearly two months, lump-stain disease and
Mahama (Rwanda): critical lack of drinking water
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, February 24, 2026 – Water has become a dangerous luxury for refugees in the Mahama camp. For the past two weeks, the camp, in eastern Rwanda,
Worrying disappearance in Bujumbura : a World Vision driver missing, his family worried
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 24, 2026 – Gabriel Ndikumana, a driver for the NGO World Vision in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, has been missing
Gitega : the fertilizer shortage threatens crops and food security
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, February 24, 2026 – As the planting season for the farming season B draws to a close, farmers in Gitega are denouncing insufficient, delayed, or incomplete