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Bujumbura rocked by explosions in Musaga : projectiles hit homes, the population on alert
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 31, 2026 — Explosions were heard Tuesday evening in southern Bujumbura, mainly in the Musaga zone, causing many families to flee and panic in several
Gitega : more than 1,400 inmates starving in an overcrowded prison, alarm raised
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 27, 2026 — In Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, the humanitarian situation at the central prison is causing grave concern.
Kirundo-Busoni : a single cold room for nearly a million inhabitants, an alarming sanitary challenge
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, March 27, 2026 — In the north of the small east African nation, the districts of Kirundo and Busoni, today attached to the province of Butanyerera,
Kakuma, Kenya : a Burundian refugee missing
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, March 27, 2026 — The family of Fabien Ndayegamiye is issuing a desperate plea : this Burundian refugee, originally from Makamba in Burunga province, southern Burundi,
Bubanza : the prison director suspended for mismanagement
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, March 26, 2026 — Bubanza Prison, located in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi, is at the center of a mismanagement scandal. Its director, Samuel
Non-compliant metal construction materials worry regulators
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — Metal construction materials imported into Burundi and used on numerous building sites are reportedly far from meeting the quality and durability standards
“African cannon fodder” : the shadow of transnational recruitment for the war in Ukraine — From Kenya to Burundi, a mechanic of despair
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — At least six Burundians have already been killed in the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources. Behind these losses, which have
Bujumbura : the charcoal shortage stifles households
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — The charcoal shortage is reaching alarming proportions in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital of this small east African nation. Merchants and
EAC : financial reforms and political tensions surrounding the status of Rregional lawmakers
SOS Médias Burundi Arusha, March 25, 2026 — The East African Community (EAC) is undertaking a profound reform of its operations against the backdrop of a persistent financial crisis. With
Kirundo : neighborhood chiefs at the heart of an alleged illegal network of identity cards and minerals
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, March 25, 2026 — The urban district of Kirundo, in Butanyerera province in the north of the small east African nation, is reeling from the arrest