Diplomacy
Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 5, 2025 – David Leyssens, Country Director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, has been ordered to leave the country by Saturday by
Washington temporarily closes its doors to Burundians
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2025 – The United States Embassy in Burundi announced on Monday that the issuance of U.S. visas to Burundian citizens is temporarily suspended “due
Bujumbura: a second Congolese embassy official arrested and express transfers to Kinshasa amid regional tensions
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 30, 2025 – On the night of Monday, July 28, at 4:00 a.m., Félix Mweza, an official at the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of
Burunga : growing tensions around the Muragarazi River between the Burundian and Tanzanian populations
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 25, 2025 – The recent flooding of the Muragarazi River, which marks the border between Burundi and Tanzania, has displaced some Burundian lands into the
From Burundi to Rwanda : a harrowing journey that puts lives in danger
SOS Médias Burundi Kobero, July 14, 2025 – The persistent border closure between Burundi and Rwanda is profoundly disrupting the lives of many citizens, particularly those who need to travel
South Kivu : Kinshasa accuses the M23 of preparing an offensive on Uvira, local authorities have already retreated to Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 12, 2025 – The Congolese government is warning of a possible imminent offensive by the M23 and its ally, the AFC, in Uvira territory, in
DRC–Uganda : Kampala officially reopens its borders with areas controlled by M23 rebels
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, July 10, 2025 – In the context of a protracted war in eastern DRC, Uganda reopened its border with areas controlled by M23 rebels on Thursday,
Closed borders, shattered lives : the plight of the people of northern Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Butanyerera, July 9, 2025 – The prolonged closure of the border between Burundi and Rwanda continues to plunge the border regions of the country’s north into an
Rwanda : Victoire Ingabire’s hearing postponed, opposition leader calls for Kenyan legal team
SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, July 8, 2025 – Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire appeared before a court in Kigali (capital of Rwanda) on Tuesday for a bail hearing. This was
World Refugee Day 2025 : deafening silence, widespread famine, and trampled rights
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, June 19, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, celebrated every June 20, SOS Médias Burundi focused on the refugee situation in eight