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Buhumuza : cholera outbreak, refugee buses at the heart of concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 28, 2025 – Residents of the districts of Butaganzwa and Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, are expressing serious concern about the risk of
Burundi : Christmas in the storm, Congolese refugees hit by heavy rains in Musenyi
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, December 26, 2025 – Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds struck the Musenyi refugee camp in Musongati district, Burunga province, southern Burundi, on Thursday. This extreme
Eastern DRC : a new military escalation shakes the Uvira region
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, December 26, 2025 – A drone belonging to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), operating from Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, conducted a
DRC : the economic activity resumes in Uvira, while protests erupt in Goma against the withdrawal of the AFC/M23
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira/Goma, December 24, 2025 – In Uvira, the economic activity is resuming after attacks by the Wazalendo, but the population strongly opposes the withdrawal of the AFC/M23,
Cholera in Rumonge : at least 7 Congolese refugees dead in two weeks
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 23, 2025 – A deadly cholera epidemic has struck the port city of Rumonge in southwestern Burundi. In the past two weeks, at least seven
Buhumuza : the Congolese exodus intensifies, camps overflow under the pressure of the conflict in South Kivu
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 23, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese are flocking to Burundi. In
Photo of the week : soaring fuel prices in Bubanza and Mpanda paralyze transportation, insecurity in the DRC exacerbates the crisis
In Bubanza and Mpanda, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, retail fuel prices have risen sharply since the capture of Uvira, in the DRC, located a few kilometers from Bujumbura,
Burundi : tens of thousands of Congolese refugees stranded, deprived of independent housing and unable to return
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 22, 2025 – Since the resumption of fighting in eastern DRC, tens of thousands of Congolese have crossed the border into Burundi. According to humanitarian
Burundi : a humanitarian crisis worsens in two Congolese refugee camps in Cibitoke and Bukinanyana
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, December 22, 2025 — A worrying humanitarian crisis is affecting the Congolese refugee camps temporarily set up in Cishemere, in the Cibitoke area and commune, and
Bujumbura : traders distraught after border closure with the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 20, 2025 — Nearly two weeks after the closure of the Gatumba border crossing linking Burundi to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundian traders