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Press freedom : the journalist exile explodes worldwide, according to Reporters Without Borders
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 21, 2026—The number of countries where journalists are forced to flee threats, persecution, or conflict has doubled in five years, according to a report published
Minembwe : M23/Twirwaneho claims victory and accuses the FARDC-FDNB-Wazalendo coalition of retreating after a week of fighting
SOS Médias Burundi Minembwe, June 19, 2026—Violent clashes raged for nearly a week between Twirwaneho fighters, allied with the AFC-M23 political-military coalition, and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic
Burundi : “No one has the right to exile half a million Burundians,” pleads Marguerite Barankitse
SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, June 21, 2026 – As the world celebrated the World Refugee Day on June 20, testimonies and calls for solidarity with those forced into exile resonated
Muyinga : the presidential prayer overshadowed by extortion and forced mobilization
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, June 19, 2026 – Presented as a major gathering of faith and gratitude to God, the presidential prayer organized in Muyinga, in the Buhumuza province of
Gitega : two people found hanged in a single day, concern grows
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 18, 2026 – Two people were found hanged on Wednesday in separate circumstances in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi. While police
Burundi : fraud, abuse, and misconduct in some schools, FENASEB raises the alarm
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 13, 2026 – The National Federation of Education Sector Unions of Burundi (FENASEB) is raising the alarm about a series of concerning practices in some
Kayanza : 1,600 tons of minerals exported, MPs question revenue destination
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, June 12, 2026 – The management of revenues from mining operations in the former district of Kabarore, now part of the district of Kayanza, in Butanyerera
Burundi : the controversy erupts over the transfer of Melchior Ndadaye’s remains
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 18, 2026 – The Burundian government’s plan to transfer the remains of several historical figures to a future national memorial in Kiriri is already sparking
Burundi: scandal at the CNIDH, a senior official implicated in a disappearance case
SOS Media Burundi Bujumbura, June 16, 2026 – The National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH) is at the center of a new controversy. Officials within the institution are calling for
Buhumuza: promises of employment facing a reality of poverty and social exclusion
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, June 16, 2026 – Despite official pronouncements touting entrepreneurship, innovation, and self-employment as solutions to unemployment, many rural youth, female heads of households, and members of