DRC : at least 24 dead in Bukavu fire; two schools affected
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.
Gitega : crackdown on Congolese refugees living in the city
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 5, 2026—Several Congolese refugees living in different neighborhoods of Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, were arrested early Saturday morning, September 5, during a police
Two soldiers shown by the government : controversial “confessions”
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2026—Two soldiers were presented to the press on Tuesday by Pierre Nkurikiye, spokesperson for the Ministry of Security. Authorities accuse them of collaborating with
Gitega : a man found stabbed in a river, another seriously beaten and abandoned in a wood
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 3, 2026 — Two separate cases of violence were reported in the space of two days in Gitega province, in central Burundi. A 60-year-old man
Bubanza : farmers face a persistent shortage of chemical fertilizers
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 3, 2026 — Farmers in Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, are sounding the alarm in the face of a shortage of chemical fertilizers
Facing decreasing aid, 907 refugees from Musasa and Kinama strive for self-reliance
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, September 2, 2026 — As humanitarian aid dwindles and needs remain significant, 907 refugee households in the Musasa camp, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, and the
Bubanza : gunfire at the presidential palace, a soldier wounded in an altercation
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 2, 2026—An exchange of gunfire between two soldiers assigned to the security of the presidential palace in Bubanza, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, left one soldier
Cichemere : thousands of thirsty asylum seekers wait up to 10 hours for a jerrycan of water
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 1, 2026—At the Cichemere transit center in the district of Cibitoke, Bujumbura province, in the northwestern border region of Burundi, access to drinking water has
Red-Tabara : Gitega presents a man identified as Rwandan fighter
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 1, 2026—The Burundi National Police (PNB) presented a man to the local press on Tuesday, claiming he is of Rwandan origin and a fighter with
Burundi-Rwanda tensions : Burundian police accuse Rwandan soldiers of incursion on Lake Cohoha
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, September 1, 2020—An exchange of fire broke out Monday evening between Burundian and Rwandan forces on Lake Cohoha in northern Burundi, following an alleged incursion by
Fizi : two FDNB officers arrestedafter an M23 strike on Hotel Mwalu, suspected of leaking intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, September 1, 2026—Two officers of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB), Captain Félicien Kanjori and Major Jérémie Nitunga, were arrested after a drone strike attributed to
South Kivu : the front line flares up, violent clashes erupt between FARDC, Burundian soldiers, and Wazalendo militias against the AFC/M23-Twirwaneho
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, August 31, 2026—Fighting has been reported since Sunday in several areas of the Fizi, Uvira, and Mwenga territories in South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic
Musasa : impoverished parents, teachers on the run… a school year under high anxiety
SOS Médias Burundi Musasa, August 31, 2026 — Just days before the start of the school year, scheduled for September 7, anxiety is growing among families in the Musasa refugee
2027 presidential election : more than one million new voters, CENI accelerates preparations
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 31, 2026 — More than one million new voters are expected to be added to the Burundian electoral register for the presidential election scheduled for
Photo of the week-DRC : Kinshasa closes universities in Goma and Bukavu, Mukwege warns of “slow epistemicide”
The Congolese government has suspended, until further notice, academic and para-academic activities in several public higher education institutions in Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu. The decision comes amid
Burundi : Ndayishimiye transforms Imbonerakure into “commandos” and threatens regime enemies
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 29, 2026—At the closing ceremony of the 10th Imbonerakure Day, held on Saturday, August 29, at the Ingoma Stadium in Gitega, Burundi’s political capital, President
Gitega : a man stabbed to death after being brutally beaten in Bugendana, a suspect arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 29, 2026—A 35-year-old man was killed on the night of Friday, August 28, 2026, in Gerangabo village, in the district of Bugendana, Gitega province, in
Bukinanyana : a woman killed with a machete, her husband arrested after disturbing statements
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, August 30, 2026—A man identified as Toto was arrested by police after being accused of killing his wife, Butoyi, with a machete on the evening of
Makamba : two mutilated corpses in less than two months, fear spreads in Kayogoro
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, August 30, 2026—The discovery of a second body bearing signs of violence near Saint Joseph Parish in less than two months has reignited concerns in the
Buhumuza : the forced return of refugees from Tanzania increases pressure on an already overburdened province
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, August 26, 2026—Forced to leave the Nduta and Nyarugusu camps in Tanzania, tens of thousands of Burundian households are attempting to resettle in Burundi. The province
DRC : Kinshasa closes universities in Goma and Bukavu, Mukwege warns of “slow epistemicide”
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 27, 2026 — The Congolese government has suspended, until further notice, academic and para-academic activities in several public higher education institutions in Goma, North Kivu,