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Criminalité

Burundi : schools in refugee camps paralyzed by delayed teacher’s salaries

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, March 17, 2026 — School activities are severely disrupted in several refugee camps in northern and eastern Burundi. The cause : delayed teachers’ salaries, with teachers

Diplomacy

DRC : Uvira locked down, Wazalendo block access for residents of M23-controlled areasSOS Médias Burundi

Uvira, March 16, 2026 – Wazalendo militiamen operating in the town of Runingu, in the Uvira territory of South Kivu, announced on Sunday a ban on entry into the city

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : Goma rises up against bombing of civilians after aid worker’s death

Thousands of residents of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, participated in a large peaceful march on Thursday to denounce the bombing of

Criminalité

Busuma : deadly storm, three Congolese refugees struck by lightning

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, March 16, 2026 – On Saturday, March 14, 2026, heavy rains accompanied by severe weather struck the Busuma refugee camp, located in the district of Ruyigi,

Éducation

Burundi : despite a colossal budget, schools struggle to equip pupils with desks

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 16, 2026 – Several primary schools across the small east African nation are facing a critical shortage of desks, forcing some pupils to attend classes

Refugees

Nyarugusu : World Vision halts food aid in the face of unfair exclusions

SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, March 15, 2026 — The distribution of food aid to Burundian refugees in the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania was suspended Tuesday by the NGO World Vision

Criminalité

Gitega : a 14-year-old found dead in bush in Kanyonga, an investigation launched

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 15, 2026 — The lifeless body of a 14-year-old teenager was discovered Saturday morning in Kanyonga village in Gitega district and province, in the heart

Diplomacy

Labor migration : Gitega worried about drifts of some Burundians abroad

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 15, 2026 — The Government of Burundi calls on foreign job applicants to strictly comply with the legal procedures and laws of their host countries.

DRC En

Burundi : launch of voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees, several areas of South Kivu excluded

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, March 13, 2026 — The government of Burundi, in collaboration with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Nations High Commissioner for

DRC En

DRC : Goma rises Up against bombing of civilians after the death of a French aid worker

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, March 13, 2026 — Thousands of residents of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, participated in a large peaceful