Éducation
Exam leak in Rumonge : five pupils expelled, parents denounce an “unfair” punishment
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 21, 2025 – Five secondary school pupils in the urban center of Rumonge, in Burunga province, in southern Burundi, were permanently expelled last Thursday, following
Burunga : a scandal surrounds the teacher recruitment
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, September 19, 2025 – In Burunga, in the south of the small east African nation, many voices are denouncing serious irregularities during recent teacher recruitment tests.
Kurudia-Shule hatarini katika shule za bweni za Cibitoke: Wanafunzi wanakabiliwa na njaa na magonjwa
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, Septemba 14, 2025 – Katika mkesha wa kuanza kwa mwaka wa shule, wasiwasi umeenea katika shule kadhaa za bweni katika eneo la Cibitoke mkoani Bujumbura, magharibi
Back-to-school in danger in Cibitoke boarding schools : pupils exposed to hunger and diseases
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 14, 2025 – On the eve of the start of the school year, concern is prevalent in several boarding schools in the Cibitoke region of
Back to school – parents strangled by soaring prices
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 13, 2025 – With the start of the school year scheduled for Monday, September 15, anxiety is growing in Gitega households : the soaring prices
Bujumbura : the 2025 school year weighed down by inflation and stagnant wages
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 12, 2025 – With the start of the school year scheduled for September 15 in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, Burundian families are experiencing
Burundi : the Minister of Education cancels all recent transfers on the eve of the start of the school year
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 4, 2025 – The Minister of Education denounces illegal transfers and imposes an immediate return to their original schools, under penalty of salary suspension. The
School, cycle, and section closures : the Ministry of National Education tightens the screws
SOS Médias Burundi With the start of the school year scheduled for next September, the Ministry of National Education is closing several schools, cycles, and sections in three provinces for
Education in peril : Burundian teachers flee a system on its end
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 29, 2025 – Between low salaries, precarious living conditions, and a lack of prospects, more and more primary and secondary school teachers are leaving the
Karusi : where are the 6,700 missing pupils?
SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, July 11, 2025 – Mass school dropouts, poverty, illegal migration… The former province of Karusi, now part of Gitega province (central Burundi), is facing an unprecedented