Governance
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
Fuel in Burundi : millions stolen from petrol stations under the gaze of the authorities
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 3, 2026 – The Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN) has revealed serious irregularities in fuel distribution in Burundi. According to the institution, widespread theft has
Burunga : the issuance of travel documents under intense scrutiny, growing concern
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, January 28, 2025 — In Burunga province, southern Burundi, obtaining the travel documents required for a passport application is becoming increasingly difficult. Many citizens are denouncing
Bujumbura : thirteen years after the fire, rehabilitation of the former central market still stalled
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 28, 2026 – Thirteen years after the devastating fire that destroyed Bujumbura’s central market, the rehabilitation of this strategic site in Burundi’s commercial capital remains
Bujumbura : AWALA, a Women’s group at the heart of social solidarity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 27, 2026 – In Bujumbura, women’s solidarity is taking a concrete and structured form. Awaken Lady (AWALA), a group of committed women, has gradually moved
Burundi : Ndayishimiye recycles threats of dismissals during a CNDD-FDD crusade
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, January 22, 2026 – Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again promised to sanction officials deemed ineffective within the public administration, even mentioning possible dismissals. This
Bujumbura : unusual flu worries the population
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 19, 2026 — For nearly a month, an illness with unusual symptoms has been spreading in several neighborhoods of Bujumbura, causing concern and raising questions