Governance
Kobero, the border of shame : humiliation, extortion, and official silence in the face of Congolese ordeal
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, November 12, 2025 – At the Kobero border crossing between Burundi and Tanzania, Congolese nationals are recounting scenes of humiliation, extortion, and degrading treatment inflicted by
Matongo : President Ndayishimiye insults Faustin Ndikumana and compares him to enemies of God
SOS Médias Burundi Matongo, November 7, 2025 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again crossed the line. In the district of Matongo, in the province of Butanyerera in the north
Burundi : the provincial police commissioner in Ngozi arrested over alleged coffee trafficking
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 5, 2020— Colonel Bonfort Ndoreraho, Provincial Commissioner of the Burundi National Police (PNB) for Ngozi, was arrested on Monday by agents of the National Intelligence
Bubanza: district administrator Jérémie Simbagoye suspended for violation of the district law
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, November 1, 2025 — The Minister of the Interior, Community Development, and Public Security has suspended Jérémie Simbagoye, administrator of the Bubanza district in Bujumbura province,
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