Governance
Buhumuza : Cibari’s gold destroys land, fuels corruption, and flows to Tanzania
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, October 30, 2025 – In Cibari, in the district and zone of Muyinga, Buhumuza province, residents are living a true nightmare. Their fields are devastated by
Kirundo : a hospital without a director for two months, operations paralyzed
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, October 28, 2025 – Since the departure of Dr. Prosper Nimubona, former director of Kirundo Hospital in Butanyerera Province, northern Burundi, at the beginning of August
Kavumu : a crumbling road stifles humanitarian and economic access
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, October 28, 2025 – In Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, the road linking the Kavumu refugee camp to the National Road number 13, passing through the towns
Rutana : two men Sentenced for harming the national economy in a fertilizer fraud case
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, October 28, 2025 — The Rutana First Instance Court sentenced two men, Alexis Kwizera, a driver, and Ferdinand Manirakiza, to six months in prison and a
Burundi : the weight of corruption and privileges in overcrowded prisons
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 24, 2025 — Beyond overcrowding, Burundian prisons are plagued by a system of corruption tolerated by the authorities.Buy peace of mind or suffer the beatings
Burundi : miserable salaries starve civil servants and paralyze the country
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 24, 2025 — In Burundi, exhausted and underpaid civil servants are denouncing derisory salaries that prevent them from meeting basic needs, weakening public services and
Rumonge : four tax collectors arrested for embezzlement
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 23, 2025 — Four tax collectors from the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, were arrested on Monday, October 20, by the
Burundi : Aluchoto deplores cases of kidnappings and arbitrary arrests
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 21, 2025 – On the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, Aluchoto warns of arbitrary arrests and unjustified detentions in Burundi, calling on
32 years after Ndadaye’s death : Burundi faces the unfinished legacy of democracy
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 21, 2025 — Burundi commemorated on Tuesday the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye, the country’s first democratically elected head of state
Makamba : three hospital staff arrested for alleged embezzling nearly 10 million Burundi francs
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, October 19, 2025 — Three employees of the Makamba hospital in Burunga province, southern Burundi, all members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, were arrested on Thursday,