Éducation
Rumonge : schools accused of pressuring underage pupils to register for the 2027 presidential election
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, November 2, 2026 — Officials from several secondary schools in the port town of Rumonge, in Burunga province, southwestern Burundi, are accused of pressuring pupils to
DRC : FRN defies Kinshasa and imposes its academic year in Goma and Bukavu
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 15, 2026 — The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by Joseph Kabila, launched the 2026-2027 academic year on Thursday at the
In Burundi, unions accuse the government of sacrificing schools and abandoning its teachers
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2026 — On the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day, celebrated every October 5, education unions in Burundi painted a bleak picture of the
Ngozi : deprived of drinking water, over 800 boarding pupils forced to fetch water from swamps
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, October 2, 2026 — More than 800 boarding pupils at Lycée Don Bosco—a Catholic-affiliated school in the Ngozi district of Butanyerera province, northern Burundi—are forced to
Rumonge : five pupils sharing one bench, the promise of “Zero Improperly Seated Children” wavers
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 29, 2026 — Two weeks after the start of the 2026-2027 school year, several primary schools in the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province in
Gitega : over 1,000 pupils, 40 computers, and boarders forced to sleep on the floor
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 28, 2026—Two weeks after the start of the school year, the Christ Roi Technical High School in Mushasha, Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, is
Kayanza : the school year begins under the strain of teacher shortages and unpaid salaries
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, September 22, 2026— In Kayanza, located in the Butanyerera province of northern Burundi, the 2026-2027 school year is getting underway amidst a teacher shortage and salary-related
DRC: in Goma and Bukavu, students face the specter of a sacrificed academic year
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 17, 2026—In Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu, in eastern Congo, students are demanding the resumption of academic activities suspended in several public institutions.
Burunga : lack of beds, teachers, and funding puts boarding schools under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, September 15, 2026 — The 2026-2027 school year, officially launched on Monday, September 14, is taking place under difficult conditions for several boarding schools in Burunga
Gitega : notebooks, uniforms, bags… back to school becomes a luxury
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 24, 2026 — As the start of the school year approaches, parents in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, are facing a significant increase in