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Bubanza : a school teacher arrested for alleged rape of 16-year-old student
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, March 5, 2026 — D.N., the head teacher of the ECOFO-Mitakataka Primary School, located in the Mitakataka zone of Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi,
Musenyi : over 22,000 refugees overcrowded, the shelter crisis worsens
Burunga, March 5, 2026 – The Musenyi site, located in the district of Musongati in Burunga province, southern Burundi, is currently hosting over 22,000 refugees. Originally designed in 2024 for
Rumonge : 2,700 children drop out of school, opening the road to human trafficking
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, March 5, 2026 – Since the start of the 2025-2026 school year, the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province, in the south of the small east
Burundi : two gruesome discoveries reignite fears of a climate of impunity
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 4, 2026 – Two deaths this week in the districts of Bugendana, Gitega province (central Burundi), and Matana, Burunga province (southern Burundi), have sparked concern
Two young men found dead in Ngoma, near the Rwandan border
SOS Médias Burundi Ngoma-Mugina, March 4, 2026 – The bodies of two young men were discovered Wednesday morning, March 4, in Ngoma village, in the Rubona zone of Mugina district,
Burundi : two journalists’ long detention ends on the same day
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura / Ngozi, March 4, 2026 – Two Burundian journalists were released on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after more than two years of detention. Sandra Muhoza and
Washington sanctions the Rwandan army, Kigali denounces “unilateral” measures
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, March 3, 2026 – The diplomatic crisis surrounding the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is escalating. The United States announced sanctions on Monday
Nakivale : the WFP increases aid, but widens the gap between refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, March 3, 2026 The World Food Program (WFP) has implemented a temporary increase in cash assistance for refugees in the Nakivale camp, Uganda. This increase covers
Burundi launches cervical cancer vaccination campaign
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 3, 2026 – The Burundian government has announced the launch of a national cervical cancer vaccination campaign for girls aged 9 to 14. This initiative,
Climate of impunity in Gitega : three people killed in one weekend
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 3, 2026 Three people were killed on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in the district of Gishubi and Gitega, in the center of the small east