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Health

King Khaled Hospital : the maternity ward on the verge of overwhelm, obstetric emergencies in danger

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 31, 2026 — The big number of patients at King Khaled Hospital in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, considered the country’s largest university hospital and one

Governance

Telecommunications in crisis in Burundi : ABUCO denounces authorities’ inaction in the face of deteriorating services

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 31, 2026— The Burundian Consumers Association (ABUCO) is sounding the alarm about the ongoing deterioration of telecommunications services in Burundi. In a statement released on

Diplomacy

Bujumbura : between 80 and 120 wounded Congolese soldiers and Wazalendo militiamen hospitalized; patients denounce two-tier treatment

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2026 – Between 80 and 120 soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Wazalendo militiamen wounded in the

Criminalité

Gitega: blood flows again, two people stabbed to death in 48 hours in Gishubi

SOS Médias Burundi Gishubi, July 29, 2026 – Blood is flowing again in Gishubi : two people were stabbed to death within 48 hours in this district in Gitega province,

Criminalité

Ngozi : a Musasa refugee representative behind bars after allegations of abuse, relatives denounce harassment

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 29, 2026 – Matabaro Ntawigira, a representative of the Barundi community from the Rusizi Plain among Congolese refugees in Burundi, has been detained since July

Diplomacy

DRC : thousands of protesters in Goma and Bukavu against proposed constitutional revision

SOS Médias Burundi Goma/Bukavu, July 28, 2026 – Thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday in Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu, to denounce a proposed constitutional revision attributed to the

Economy

Gitega : the FOMI fertilizer shortage raises fears of a famine-prone season C

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 28, 2026 – Farmers in Gitega province, in central Burundi, are raising the alarm about the shortage of FOMI (Organo-Mineral and Industrial Fertilizers) for the

Criminalité

Bubanza : two oil palm trees at the heart of a murder and a wave of reprisals

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, July 28, 2026 – A family dispute over the sharing of two oil palm trees turned tragic in the district of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, western

Criminalité

Bugendana : 648 Tutsis massacred, 30 years later survivors denounce impunity and demand justice

SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, July 27, 2026—The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the massacre of 648 Tutsis at the Bugendana camp for displaced persons took place on Sunday, July

Diplomacy

Cishemere : hunger drives Congolese asylum seekers to begging

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 27, 2026—The humanitarian situation of Congolese asylum seekers and refugees hosted at the Cishemere transit center, located in the Cibitoke border region of northwestern Burundi,

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