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In Burundi, unions accuse the government of sacrificing schools and abandoning its teachers
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2026 — On the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day, celebrated every October 5, education unions in Burundi painted a bleak picture of the
Kakuma : faced with the predicted severe weather, refugees denounce their vulnerability
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, October 7, 2026 — Concern is rising in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya as severe weather approaches in the coming days. Heavy rains accompanied
Gisuru : a 62-year-old woman found dead in a watering hole, questions about the circumstances of the tragedy
SOS Médias Burundi Gisuru, October 8, 2026 — A 62-year-old woman, identified as Paoline Mbikiye, was found dead Tuesday around 12:20 p.m. in a watering hole in Nyagitika village, Nyabitsinda
Nyarugusu : police accused of making a Burundian refugee disappear
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, Tanzania, October 6, 2026 — A Burundian refugee has been missing since the night of August 21 from the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. According to his
DRC : AU visits Goma and opens dialogue with AFC/M23 leaders
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 6, 2026 — A delegation from the African Union (AU) Panel of Facilitators traveled to Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday, where
DRC : 27 soldiers sentenced to death for abandoning strategic positions in Uvira
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, October 6, 2026 — Twenty-seven soldiers from the Republican Guard were sentenced to death by a military court sitting in Uvira, South Kivu province (eastern Democratic
Burunga : mass arrests in Matana, a security operation that reignites concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, October 5, 2026 — Police Brigadier General Emmanuel Ndayiziga, Deputy Inspector General of the Burundi National Police (PNB), and Police Colonel Arthémon Nzitabakuze, head of the
Bwagiriza : new round-up of Banyamulenge refugees; fear grips the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Bwagiriza, October 5, 2026 — The arrest of Alexis David Musore—a Congolese refugee from the Banyamulenge community who has lived for over fifteen years in the Bwagiriza
Photo of the week : entry ban for people who have stayed in areas controlled by the AFC-M23
Burundi is tightening entry requirements for people coming from areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) controlled by the AFC-M23. The Minister of the Interior, Public Security, and Community
Ngozi : deprived of drinking water, over 800 boarding pupils forced to fetch water from swamps
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, October 2, 2026 — More than 800 boarding pupils at Lycée Don Bosco—a Catholic-affiliated school in the Ngozi district of Butanyerera province, northern Burundi—are forced to