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Musenyi : refugee traders demand freedom of movement to survive

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 4, 2026 — In the Musenyi refugee camp, located in Musongati district in Burunga province, southeastern Burundi, the issue of freedom of movement has become

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Musenyi : chronically ill people forced to survive in overcrowded sheds

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 28, 2026 — At the Congolese refugee site in Musenyi, Musongati district, Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, living conditions

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Musasa : schools at a standstill, teachers abandoned, pupils left to their own devices

SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, April 27, 2026 — At the Musasa refugee camp in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, school activities have been severely disrupted after teachers decided to suspend classes.

Diplomacy

South Kivu : Governor Purusi in turmoil, 18 MPs demand his resignation

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, April 26, 2026 – In Uvira, political tensions are rising over the management of South Kivu province. Eighteen provincial deputies have officially initiated a motion of

Criminalité

Mass repatriation to Ruyigi : hundreds of Congolese refugees leave Busuma in an unprecedented convoy

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 23, 2026 — The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, officially began on Thursday,

Economy

Gitega : behind the rhetoric, the persistent scandal of conflict minerals in Africa’s Great Lakes region

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 21, 2026 – Gathered in Gitega, stakeholders in the mining sector in Africa’s Great Lakes region expressed their desire to move beyond conflict minerals. But

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After three weeks of reopening, the Uvira-Bukavu road becomes a corridor of taxes imposed on the population

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, April 21, 2026 – Two weeks after the reopening of the National Road 5, linking the city of Uvira to Bukavu in South Kivu province in

Diplomacy

Repatriation of Congolese refugees : Kinshasa and Gitega launch a sensitive return program amid a still fragile security context in eastern DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 22, 2026 — The Burundian government, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), announces the official launch of voluntary and assisted

Security

DRC : reported progress of Burundian troops towards Minembwe via Bibokoboko, in a context of clashes with M23 and Twirwaneho

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, April 16, 2026 – A large contingent of Burundian soldiers was reported on Thursday in Bibokoboko, in the area of ​​Mutambala, Fizi territory, in the province

Criminalité

Ruyigi : Congolese refugees accuse Imbonerakure of violence, whippings, and extortion at the Busuma camp

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 13, 2026 — The situation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi is raising new concerns following accusations of violence and