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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
Photo of the wee-Buhumuza : Kigarika, the new laboratory for the militarization of the Imbonerakure
President Évariste Ndayishimiye attended the ceremony on Thursday in Kigarika, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, where the first class of members of the Reserve and Development Support Force (FRAD)
Buhumuza : Kigarika, the new laboratory for the militarization of the Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, September 5, 2026 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye attended the ceremony on Thursday in Kigarika, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, where the first class of members
Kizuka : a woman suspected of killing her child
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 5, 2020—A family tragedy occurred on Friday in the main town of the Kizuka zone, in the district and province of Rumonge, in southwestern Burundi.