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Nakivale (Uganda) : drinking eater shortage raises fears of a health crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, September 21, 2026 — In the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda, access to drinking water is becoming increasingly difficult. The high cost of water, the distance
Africa : 43 countries meet in Bujumbura to address peace and security challenges
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 21, 2026 — Burundi hosted the 18th session of the African Union’s Specialized Technical Committee on Defence, Safety and Security from September 15 to 18.
Rumonge : power cuts paralyze economic and school activities
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 21, 2026 — Repeated power cuts are severely disrupting economic and school activities in the port city of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southwestern Burundi.
Burundi : 3,157 dead, 283 missing, 3,349 arrested… Iteka League accuses the Ndayishimiye regime of perpetuating repression
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026— 3,157 people killed, 283 abducted or missing, 348 cases of torture, and 3,349 arrests deemed arbitrary. In a report covering President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s
Rwanda : in Mahama, 1,600 refugee families targeted to end dependence on humanitarian aid
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, September 17, 2026—An economic empowerment program targeting 1,600 refugee families in the Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda is to be implemented between 2027 and 2030. Supported
Bujumbura : mass arrests among the Banyamulenge, the circle widens around Pastor Jalos Nkunda Kilaya
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026—Following the arrest of several religious leaders from the Banyamulenge community in Bujumbura, the circle of those detained has widened around Pastor Jalos Nkunda
DRC: in Goma and Bukavu, students face the specter of a sacrificed academic year
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 17, 2026—In Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu, in eastern Congo, students are demanding the resumption of academic activities suspended in several public institutions.
Nakivale : new refugees under surveillance in the villages
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, 8 September 16, 2026—In Nakivale, in southwest Uganda, a refugee identification operation has been underway since mid-August in the different villages of the camp. The initiative
Bujumbura : 5,000 francs to operate—”canga canga” drivers denounce extortion
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 16, 2026—In Burundi’s commercial capital, home to the country’s main commercial activities and a large share of its services, a persistent fuel shortage continues to
Dzaleka, Malawi : refugees denounce hunger, insecurity, and alleged enforced disappearances
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, September 15, 2026 — Refugees in the Dzaleka camp, located in the Dowa district of central Malawi, are alerting the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees