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Burundi : Frodebu calls for credible elections in 2027 and revives the debate on Ndadaye’s legacy
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 3, 2026 — Electoral transparency was at the heart of discussions between President Évariste Ndayishimiye and political party leaders gathered Friday in Gitega, the political
Kavumu : 19 Congolese refugee families fear being excluded from voluntary repatriation to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Kavumu, August 2, 2026 – Nineteen Congolese refugee families living in the Kavumu camp in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, fear being excluded from the voluntary repatriation program
Burundi : workers sent abroad “trapped” by agencies, exploitative practices denounced
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 2, 2026 – On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated every July 30, the Association for the Fight Against Unemployment
Rumonge : a young man found dead in Rutwenzi village
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 2, 2026 – The lifeless body of a 24-year-old man, identified as Ezechiel Niyonsenga, was discovered Saturday in Rutwenzi village, in the Mariza zone of
Mahama camp : refugees denounce a “hidden reduction” in UNHCR assistance
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, July 31, 2026 — Refugees in Mahama camp, mostly Burundian and Congolese, are denouncing a new measure that, according to them, reduces the actual amount of
Gitega seeks to attract its diaspora, but trust remains fragile
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 31, 2026 — Burundi’s commercial capital hosted the Pan-African Diaspora Week from July 29 to 30, 2026, under the theme : “Dialogue with the Pan-African
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
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
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
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,