Posts From SOS Médias Burundi

Health

Kirundo: pregnant women demand free ultrasound

The minister for health suspended the payment of ultrasound bill at the Kirundo hospital (northern Burundi) as is done elsewhere in other public health structures. However, pregnant women who request

Security

Beni: several Christians killed in a bomb explosion

Another bloody attack occurred this Sunday in the territory of Beni, in the city of Kasindi, bordering Uganda, in the province of North Kivu, eastern DRC. Several people (all Christians)

Society

Mahama (Rwanda): the health component entrusted to “Save the children”

Since 2015, the health component has been managed by two NGOs : Save the children and Alight. But the latter has just been removed from the list. The UNHCR explains

Governance

Nyanza-Lac: the leadership crisis continues, residents are thirsty to see the situation settled

For months, the district of Nyanza-Lac in Makamba province (southern Burundi) has been experiencing a leadership crisis. Residents were hoping for a solution with a visit from the minister in

Society

Burundi: shortage of beverages in the north and north-eastern provinces

The scarcity of drinks from Brarudi (Burundi Brewery Company) has been observed for a few days in the provinces of Kayanza, Kirundo, Ngozi and Muyinga in the north and north-east

Human Rights

Cibitoke: kilio cha raia waliofanyiwa mateso na kusikilizwa katika gereza la SNR mkoani

Habari zilizokusanywa kutoka eneo hilo zinasema kuwa watu wawili wanafanyiwa mateso katika gereza la SNR (idara ya kitaifa ya ujasusi) mkoani Cibitoke (kaskazini-magharibi mwa Burundi). Hali hiyo ni kwa kipindi

Security

Cibitoke: distress cries of tortured men heard in the provincial prison of the SNR

Information collected on the reporting site shows that two men are subjected to torture in an SNR (National Intelligence Service) cell in Cibitoke (northwest Burundi). This happened a week ago.

Society

Cibitoke: watu 15 walipatikana na ugongwa wa kipindipindu kwa kipindi cha chini ya wiki mbili eneo la Rugombo

Janga la kipindipindu linaripotiwa katika eneo la Mparambo tarafani Rugombo mkoa wa Cibitoke (kaskazini magharibi mwa Burundi) tangu wiki mbili zilizopita. Wagonjwa 15 walipatikana. Ukosefu wa maja safi ndio chanzo

Human Rights

Bururi: four people from the same family in detention

Four people belonging to the same family have been detained since Christmas night in police cells in Bururi (southern Burundi). Three of them are suspected of having tried to free

Governance

Nyanza-Lac: a meeting of the communal council boycotted

Most of the municipal council members refused to show up in a meeting convened by the office of the dismissed council. This isolated meeting had been convened by the vice-president