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Bujumbura in the dark : power cuts strangle a capital already suffocated by the fuel crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 9, 2026—Prolonged power outages are paralyzing a portion of activity in Burundi’s commercial capital. Offices, shops, workshops, and services are operating at a reduced capacity,
Ebola in the DRC : the virus gains ground, the response under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 9, 2026—The Ebola epidemic continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Originating in Ituri province, where the Bundibugyo strain was first identified, it
Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna : 30 years after his assassination, his family still seeks justice
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 10, 2026 — Thirty years after the assassination of Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna, the former Archbishop of Gitega in central Burundi, his family continues to demand
DRC : at least 24 dead in Bukavu fire; two schools affected
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 10, 2026 — At least 24 people perished in a fierce fire that broke out on Thursday morning in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu
Burundians in Kenya : fear of deportation shakes a community heavily involved in the informal economy
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, September 9, 2026 — The threat of deportation for foreign workers in small businesses and street vending has sown panic among Burundian nationals in Kenya. Following
RTNB : from public service to CNDD-FDD mouthpiece
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 10, 2026 — Burundi’s National Radio and Television (RTNB)—funded by public money and ostensibly serving all citizens—is increasingly accused of acting in the service of
Tea farming in Burundi : 1,300 hectares abandoned or destroyed, production down 30%
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, September 7, 2026— Tea production in Burundi has declined by 30% over the past ten years, mainly due to demotivated farmers, a lack of fertilizer, and
Gitega : hunted, detained, and sent back to camps : the ordeal of Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 7, 2026 — Approximately one hundred Congolese refugees living in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, were forced to leave the city on the evening
Burundi-Rwanda : two incidents in five days, the border on the brink of a conflict
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, September 8, 2026—Two incidents involving Burundian and Rwandan soldiers have been reported in the space of five days in border areas of northern Burundi. The latest,
Burundi : over a billion francs in revenue, but broken machines and citizens forced to wait months
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, September 7, 2026— At the Makamba One-Stop Shop, the town center of Burunga province in southern Burundi, citizens are denouncing months-long waits to obtain certain administrative