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Burundi : 20 scholarships for hundreds of young refugees, DAFI rekindles hope
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, August 11, 2026 — After a two-year hiatus due to funding difficulties, the DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship program is reopening its call
2027 presidential election : is the UPRONA playing a role in the power struggle?
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 10, 2026—Re-elected for five years as head of UPRONA, Olivier Nkurunziza will have to lead the historic independence party into the 2027 presidential election. The
Photo of the week : children targeted by traffickers during summer holidays
While pupils are enjoying their summer holidays, the National Observatory for Combating Transnational Crime (ONLCT) is warning of a surge in child trafficking in Burundi. The organization is calling on
Burundi : therapeutic food diverted, malnutrition figures inflated… a system allegedly at the heart of the scandal
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, August 10, 2026—Officials at some health centers in Burunga province, southern Burundi, are accused by health sector sources of diverting and reselling therapeutic food intended for
Congolese refugees in Burundi : Canada opens a door, the United States leaves families in waiting
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, August 10, 2026 — After more than a year of uncertainty marked by the freezing of numerous resettlement applications to the United States, some Congolese refugee
Fuel shortage in Burundi : dry petrol stations, thriving black narket… who’s fueling the trade?
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 8, 2026—The persistent fuel shortage is paralyzing transportation and stifling the Burundian economy, while a thriving black market continues to supply fuel at exorbitant prices.
Civilians turned into alleged combatants? The return of 39 Congolese reignites the FDLR case
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 8, 2026 – The return of 39 Congolese to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after several months in Rwanda as part of the Disarmament,
Gitega : ten deaths in ten days, growing concern over rising crime
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 6, 2026—The discovery of two more bodies on Wednesday, August 5, brings the number of people killed or found dead in the past ten days
Rumonge : beaten then arrested? The family of a retired soldier denounces a one-sided case
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 6, 2026 – Joseph Niyongabo, a retired soldier from Murenge village, in the Rusabagi zone of Rumonge district, Burunga province in southwestern Burundi, has been
Is the Burundian border receding? Authorities point to erosion and human activity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 6, 2026 – Burundian authorities are raising the alarm about the risks of gradual changes to the natural borders with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic