Posts From SOS Médias Burundi

Society

Photo of the week : explosion of school dropouts due to hunger

Residents at the village of Buhoro in the district and province of Bubanza (western Burundi) complain about the rise in the price of food products. Going to school on an

Security

Beni: thirteen civilians killed by Ugandan ADF rebels

Thirteen bodies of civilians were discovered in crop fields on Wednesday in the Bashu chiefdom, Beni territory, in the province ofNorth Kivu, eastern DRC. According to local sources who provided

Economy

Burundi: kampuni ya katibu mkuu wa chama cha CNDD-FDD kutuhumiwa kufanya ushindani usio wa haki

Wamiliki wa viwanda wengi na walanguzi wanalalamika juu ya ushindani kwenye soko wa kampuni ya Eagle Mineral Water inayouza maji safi. Kampuni hiyo inamilikiwa na Wakfu wa ”Pax Burundi” chini

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): riots between the police and Burundian refugees

Since last weekend, the police have been tracking down traders who reportedly run small businesses at home. Shops are also destroyed. The anger of refugees rose and they threw stones

Refugees

Kakuma (Kenya): four Burundian refugees attacked, one of them dead

The incidents occured separately and in less than two weeks at Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya. The attackers, who stripped the victims of their belongings, were not identified. The

Politic

Kigali (Rwanda): renewal of identity cards for refugees and reception of new asylum applications

Expired identity cards are those granted in 2017. The UNHCR and the Rwandan government explain that this renewal also means the revision of conditions of granting asylum. Meanwhile, new Burundian

Refugees

Tanzania: viongozi watawafukuza tena wakimbizi wa zamani wa burundi waliorudi uhamishoni

Kwa jumla, ni raia wa burundi 1048 wanaolengwa na hatua hiyo. Wote ni wakimbizi wa zamani waliorudi ukimbizini katika miaka miwili iliyopita baada ya kurudi nchini Burundi. Walengwa hao wanaomba

Economy

Burundi: unions concerned about the rise in the price of basic necessities

Confederations of Burundi Trade Unions Cosybu and CSB say they are concerned about the rising prices of basic necessities. This results in the deterioration of the purchasing power of civil

Politic

Crisis in Eastern Congo: EAC prefers community leaders to M23 in dialogue

The Burundian president, in his capacity as current president of the EAC (East African Community) received this Friday the former president of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta to talk about possible solutions

Economy

Muyinga: three people detained for illegal sale of beans in Tanzania

Three men are detained in the central prison of Muyinga (north-eastern Burundi) over charges by the provincial court that they undermined the functioning of the national economy through the sale