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Criminalité

Kakuma, Kenya : a Burundian refugee missing

SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, March 27, 2026 — The family of Fabien Ndayegamiye is issuing a desperate plea : this Burundian refugee, originally from Makamba in Burunga province, southern Burundi,

Governance

Bubanza : the prison director suspended for mismanagement

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, March 26, 2026 — Bubanza Prison, located in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi, is at the center of a mismanagement scandal. Its director, Samuel

Economy

Non-compliant metal construction materials worry regulators

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — Metal construction materials imported into Burundi and used on numerous building sites are reportedly far from meeting the quality and durability standards

Diplomacy

“African cannon fodder” : the shadow of transnational recruitment for the war in Ukraine — From Kenya to Burundi, a mechanic of despair

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — At least six Burundians have already been killed in the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources. Behind these losses, which have

Society

Bujumbura : the charcoal shortage stifles households

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — The charcoal shortage is reaching alarming proportions in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital of this small east African nation. Merchants and

Economy

EAC : financial reforms and political tensions surrounding the status of Rregional lawmakers

SOS Médias Burundi Arusha, March 25, 2026 — The East African Community (EAC) is undertaking a profound reform of its operations against the backdrop of a persistent financial crisis. With

Criminalité

Kirundo : neighborhood chiefs at the heart of an alleged illegal network of identity cards and minerals

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, March 25, 2026 — The urban district of Kirundo, in Butanyerera province in the north of the small east African nation, is reeling from the arrest

Refugees

Zambia : a “wave” of Burundian refugees raises concerns, Lusaka warns of potential abuses

SOS Médias Burundi Lusaka, March 25, 2026 — Zambia is facing a rapid increase in the number of Burundian asylum seekers, now estimated at over 15,000. This figure has almost

Criminalité

Kinama under the control of the Imbonerakure : violence, looting, and night terrors denounced

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 24 — In the Kinama zone of ​​Ntahangwa district, north of the commercial capital of the small east African nation, security in the neighborhoods is

Society

Fertilizer shortage : farmers in Bururi and Matana struggle during crop season B

SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, March 24, 2026 — Farmers in the districts of Bururi and Matana, in Burunga province in the south of the small east African nation, are facing