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Burundi : years of failed reforms bring schools to their knees
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 12, 2026 – The Burundian education system is in deep crisis. For several years, civil society organizations, teachers’ unions, and opposition parties have been sounding
Nyarugusu and Nduta (Tanzania) : Burundian families left homeless
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu/Nduta, Tanzania, February 12, 2026 – The demolition of shelters for Burundian refugees is intensifying in camps in northwestern Tanzania, leaving many families without shelters and exposed
Bururi : FOMI fertilizer distribution suspended amid farmer protests
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, February 12, 2026 – The distribution of FOMI fertilizers has been experiencing tensions for several months in the small east African nation. Across all regions, farmers
Lubero : the death toll from ADF attack rises from 15 to 21, according to the civil society
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, February 11, 2026 – The death toll from the attack attributed to Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters in Mambimbi-Isigo, in the Bapakombe groupment, Bapere sector, Lubero
Burundi : CEPID raises alarm about deteriorating working conditions for journalists
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 11, 2026 – The Center for the Promotion of Information and Development (CEPID) is sounding the alarm about the working conditions of journalists in the
Butanyerera : a swine erysipelas epidemic paralyzes the pig farming sector in the district of Kiremba
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, February 11, 2026 – A swine erysipelas epidemic has been affecting several areas of the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, in the north of the
Bujumbura : FOMI fertilizer shortage, Bubanza farmers cry out for abandonment
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 11, 2026 – The distribution of FOMI (Industrial Organo-Mineral Fertilizers) organo-mineral fertilizers, organized on Wednesday in Bubanza district, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, is
Nyankanda : a school semester sacrificed by teacher shortages and derisory salaries
SOS Médias Burundi Nyankanda, February 10, 2026 – The end of the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year at the Nyankanda refugee camp secondary school left a bitter taste
Muyinga : over 270 Batwa families still without roofing sheets, a year after the government’s promise
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, February 10, 2026 – In the district of Muyinga, Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, more than 270 Batwa families have been waiting for over a year
DRC : AFC-M23 completes the training of 7,532 commandos amid protracted conflict in the east
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, February 10, 2026 – On Sunday, February 8, 2026, the Congo River Alliance-M23 (AFC-M23), a rebel coalition active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), presented