Economy
Gold, ivory, and billions in an office: the scandal shaking Burundi’s attorney general’s office
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, 4 December 2025- Léonard Manirakiza, former attorney general of the Republic of Burundi, has been held since 1 December 2025 in the cells of the National
Burundi : the distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets disrupted by poor internet connection
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 28, 2025 – The national campaign to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets, launched on November 26 and scheduled to end on December 1, is currently underway
Burundi – Burundian cotton, a sector losing momentum despite promises of revival
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 27, 2025 – Once Burundi’s second-largest export crop after coffee, cotton is now experiencing a profound crisis. Declining yields, unpredictable weather, a lack of support,
Slow internet : frustration rises among Burundian workers
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 21, 2025 – Poor internet connectivity is crippling productivity in Burundi. Workers and businesses are sounding the alarm over disruptions that have persisted for several
Kobero, the border of shame : humiliation, extortion, and official silence in the face of Congolese ordeal
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, November 12, 2025 – At the Kobero border crossing between Burundi and Tanzania, Congolese nationals are recounting scenes of humiliation, extortion, and degrading treatment inflicted by
Matongo : President Ndayishimiye insults Faustin Ndikumana and compares him to enemies of God
SOS Médias Burundi Matongo, November 7, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again crossed the line. In the district of Matongo, in the province of Butanyerera in the north
Rutana : two men Sentenced for harming the national economy in a fertilizer fraud case
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, October 28, 2025 — The Rutana First Instance Court sentenced two men, Alexis Kwizera, a driver, and Ferdinand Manirakiza, to six months in prison and a
Gatumba : the controversial detention of the police station chief and his deputy shakes the PNB
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 27, 2025 – The police station chief of Gatumba, Major Sylvestre Nshimirimana, on the border between Burundi and the DRC, and his deputy, Priscille Ndayisenga,
Rumonge : four tax collectors arrested for embezzlement
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 23, 2025 — Four tax collectors from the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, were arrested on Monday, October 20, by the
Bubanza : farmers worried about delayed rains and seed shortages
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, October 22, 2025 — Although the first agricultural season was supposed to begin several weeks ago, farmers in Bubanza still haven’t seen any rain. Between unpredictable