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Gitega : a man found hanged; residents dispute the suicide theory
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 27, 2026 — The lifeless body of 52-year-old Emmanuel Barahinduka was discovered on Sunday, October 25, at his home in Mugaruro village, in the Gishubi
Burundi : FOMI fertilizer Fiasco starves farmers and threatens harvests
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 27, 2026 — In Burundi, delays in fertilizer distribution by the company Fertilisants Organo-Minéraux Industries (FOMI), insufficient quantities, and difficulties in obtaining refunds for undelivered
Burundi : 21 soldiers transferred to Kayanza camp after provisional release
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 25, 2026 — Twenty-one Burundian soldiers detained at Murembwe Central Prison were provisionally released on Thursday, October 22, 2026, by the military prosecutor’s office, before
Cishemere : a 13-year-old refugee boy killed by gunshot near military firing range
SOS Médias Burundi Cishemere, October 25, 2026 — A 13-year-old boy from a Congolese refugee family was killed Saturday by a stray bullet while he was cooking corn at the
Burundi : Murembwe prisoners deprived of flour and forced to buy charcoal at exorbitant prices
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 23, 2026 —Inmates at Murembwe Central Prison, located in the port district of Rumonge, in Burunga province, southwest Burundi, have been facing a shortage of
Burundi : PARCEM accuses the power of locking the import of fertilizers for the benefit of a handful of privileged
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 23, 2026—The Burundian organization Speech and Action further Revival of Consciousness and the Evolution of Mindsets (PARCEM) denounces the import conditions of chemical fertilizers recently
Ruyigi : demolition of kiosks threatens to ruin small traders
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, October 23, 2026 — The demolition of kiosks and points of sale at Ruyigi Market, in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, is causing concern among
Burundi : 21 soldiers transferred to an unknown destination after refusing to join the front in the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 22, 2026—Twenty-one Burundian soldiers detained at Murembwe Central Prison in the port town of Rumonge, Burunga Province, southwestern Burundi, were transferred on Thursday to an
Burundi : in Gitega, a shortage of drinking water plunges boarding schools into a health and academic crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 22, 2026 — A lack of drinking water in boarding schools in Gitega—located in central Burundi and home to the country’s political capital—is disrupting studies
Burundi : Bruce Sebanza buried without autopsy, circumstances of his death at the ADB remain unclear
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 22, 2026 — Bruce Sebanza, an employee of the Burundi Development Agency (ADB), died on October 13, 2026, at the agency’s headquarters in Bujumbura. He