Governance
Bujumbura : a neighborhood chief jailed for travel cocument fraud
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 17, 2026 – Claudine Akimana, head of the Bwiza neighborhood in the Bwiza zone of Mukaza district, in Burundi’s commercial capital, is currently held in
Buhumuza : drinking water shortage at Nyankanda refugee camp after a spring destruction
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, March 17, 2026 — The Nyankanda refugee camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, is currently facing a severe drinking water
Passports in Burundi: corruption, human trafficking, and delays – citizens held hostage by the PAFE
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 12, 2026 — Once a symbol of rigor and transparency, the Air, Border, and Foreigners Police (PAFE) is now accused of corruption, administrative delays, and
Kiremba : fertilizer delays and government inaction threaten farmers’ food security
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, February 26, 2026 – In the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, farmers are experiencing a particularly anxious season. As the second major agricultural
Burunga : the lump-stain disease and the foot-and-mouth disease decimate cattle herds
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, February 25, 2026 – The province of Burunga, in southern Burundi, is facing a worrying resurgence of animal diseases. For nearly two months, lump-stain disease and
Gitega : the fertilizer shortage threatens crops and food security
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, February 24, 2026 – As the planting season for the farming season B draws to a close, farmers in Gitega are denouncing insufficient, delayed, or incomplete
Rumonge : central market traders forced to pay 7 million Burundia francs for a CNDD-FDD event
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, February 17, 2026 – Traders at the central market in Rumonge, Burunga province, southern Burundi, have been forced to contribute 7 million Burundi francs to finance
Bururi : FOMI fertilizer distribution suspended amid farmer protests
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, February 12, 2026 – The distribution of FOMI fertilizers has been experiencing tensions for several months in the small east African nation. Across all regions, farmers
Bujumbura : FOMI fertilizer shortage, Bubanza farmers cry out for abandonment
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 11, 2026 – The distribution of FOMI (Industrial Organo-Mineral Fertilizers) organo-mineral fertilizers, organized on Wednesday in Bubanza district, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, is
Kirundo : the administration wants to sanction women alone in nightclubs
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, February 9, 2026 – A decision announced last Tuesday has sparked heated controversy in the Kirundo zone, in the district of the same name in Butanyerera