Éducation
Burundi : after the failure of the basic school, the government forced to tethink its plan
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 15, 2026— More than a decade after its launch, the basic school, presented as the cornerstone of the modernization of Burundian education, is now at
Burundi : shortages, exodus, arbitrary detentions… bishops issue a harsh indictment
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 10, 2026 – Meeting in ordinary plenary assembly from June 1 to 5 in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to the main United Nations agencies
Rumonge : schools in crisis, over 3,400 dropouts in just a few months
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 7, 2026 – The port city of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southwestern Burundi, is facing a worrying situation in the education sector. More than
Rutana : poverty deprives more than 3,200 children of their right to education
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, June 4, 2026 – More than 3,200 pupils dropped out of school during the second term of the current academic year in Rutana district, in Burunga
Nakivale (Uganda) : several cases of human trafficking reported, minors at the heart of an alleged network
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 13, 2026 — At least eleven cases of “child trafficking” have been recorded in just a few weeks in the village of Kabazana, the most
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.
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,
Gitega : more than two years after the storms, the Christ Roi primary school in Mushasha remains in ruins
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 21, 2026 – In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, the Christ Roi primary school in Mushasha remains in a state of advanced disrepair more
Burundi : right to education trampled in Ruyigi, repatriated children left behind
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 6, 2026 — Children of Burundian repatriates from Tanzania are being denied access to education in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi.
Burunga : concern over youth dropouts in favor of labor migration
SOS Médias Burundi, Burunga, March 20, 2026— In Burunga province, southern Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : more and more young people are dropping out of school to try