Éducation
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
Burundi : despite a colossal budget, schools struggle to equip pupils with desks
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 16, 2026 – Several primary schools across the small east African nation are facing a critical shortage of desks, forcing some pupils to attend classes
Rumonge : 2,700 children drop out of school, opening the road to human trafficking
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, March 5, 2026 – Since the start of the 2025-2026 school year, the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province, in the south of the small east
Burundi : public schools bled dry by mass teacher departure
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 25, 2026 – The education system of this small east African nation is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. Between August 2025 and January 2026, more than
Burundi : years of failed reforms bring schools to their knees
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 12, 2026 – The Burundian education system is in deep crisis. For several years, civil society organizations, teachers’ unions, and opposition parties have been sounding
Nyankanda : a school semester sacrificed by teacher shortages and derisory salaries
SOS Médias Burundi Nyankanda, February 10, 2026 – The end of the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year at the Nyankanda refugee camp secondary school left a bitter taste