Posts From SOS Médias Burundi

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : cardiovascular diseases kill many elderly people

Medical Team International (MTI) wants to curb deaths from cardiovascular diseases in the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda. This NGO which deals with the health aspect calls on everyone, especially

Politic

Nyabitsinda: a CNL headquarters destroyed and burned

A CNL party headquarters on Nyaruganda hill was destroyed and burned during the night of 19 January. It is in the commune of Nyabitsinda (province of Ruyigi, eastern Burundi). The

Human Rights

Prince-Regent Charles : the hard road of the dead to their final rest

For days, Prince Régent Charles Hospital located in the commercial capital Bujumbura has had no place in its morgue for the dead. Families of the deceased are complaining. Sources at

Society

Bubanza : more than 140 confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the provincial prison

More than 140 detainees tested positive for Covid-19 in the central prison of Bubanza (western Burundi). Treated, several of them are cured. A dozen remaining cases with the deadly virus

Governance

Nyanza-Lac : five persons in detention

Since Wednesday, two employees of the Nyanza-Lac hospital in Makamba province (southern Burundi) and three security guards have been detained in the custody of the Makamba provincial prosecutor’s office. They

Human Rights

Burundi: the Archbishop of Gitega calls on the CNDD-FDD and Burundian authorities to promote the respect for human rights

The ruling party in Burundi has organized a three-day prayer since Thursday in the political capital Gitega. It is the Archbishop of Gitega Monsignor Bonaventure Nahimana who read the opening

Health

Bururi : more than 90 cases of Covid-19 detected in boarding schools

According to a medical source, 44 pupils from Rutovu secondary school have tested positive for Covid-19 until Wednesday. Five cases have been reported the fundamental school of Rutovu. At Rubanga

Politic

Nyanza-Lac: the CNDD-FDD secretary general threatens to kill some activists

Last Friday, Révérien Ndikuriyo, secretary general of the CNDD-FDD visited the district of Nyanza-Lac in the province of Makamba (southern Burundi). He threatened to kill activists of his party who

Security

Bujumbura: police killed three suspected thieves

Three unidentified men were killed by elements of the PNB (Burundi National Police) last Saturday. The incident took place in the Mutakura neighborhood, Cibitoke zone in the district of Ntahangwa

Human Rights

Musigati: wakaazi wahofia njaa

Hofu ya uwezekano wa kutokea baa la njaa inazidi kuwakumba wakaazi wa tarafa ya Musigati. Bei ya bidhaa mahitajio muhimu imeongezeka mara dufu na hata mara tatu. Wafanyabiashara wanasema ni