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Crisis in Nakivale : refugees forced to drink water from dry lakes and wells for three months
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, Uganda, March 9, 2026 – All the taps in the Nakivale camp have been dry for nearly three months, leaving more than 150,000 refugees, including over
Behind the wrappers, the reality : March 8th in Burundi : between celebration and women’s precarity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 10, 2026 — The month of March is dedicated worldwide to women’s rights and the mobilization for equality. In Burundi, this period is marked by
Rumonge : ten people sentenced after unrest fueled by organ trafficking rumors
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, March 9, 2026 – Ten people arrested in the Kigwena and Rumonge zones of Rumonge district, Burunga province in the south of the small east African
Kayanza : the man’s body found in a ditch, an investigation launched
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, March 9, 2026 – The lifeless body of a man was discovered on Monday, March 9, in a ditch alongside the National Road n°1, in the
Bujumbura : two people found hanged, the death of an 80-year-old woman raises serious suspicions
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 9, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of two people were discovered hanged on Sunday, March 8, in two different locations. While the death of an
Cibitoke : a woman and a child found dead while trying to cross into the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 7, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of a woman and a child of about seven years old were discovered Friday afternoon on the banks of
Bururi : a man sentenced to a life jail for the murder of his wife
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, March 7, 2026 – The Bururi First Instance Court, in Burunga Province in the south of the small east African nation, sentenced Emmanuel Niyonkuru on Thursday
Cibitoke : a woman and a child found dead while trying to cross into the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 7, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of a woman and a child of about seven years old were discovered Friday afternoon on the banks of
Bururi : a man sentenced to a life jail for the murder of his wife
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, March 7, 2026 – The Bururi First Instance Court, in Burunga Province in the south of the small east African nation, sentenced Emmanuel Niyonkuru on Thursday
Burundi-Tanzania : forced refugee repatriation under pressure, $82 million still missing
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 5, 2026 — Burundi has presented an ambitious plan to facilitate the return and reintegration of refugees, primarily from Tanzania. Since the 2015 crisis, more