Gitega: two grim discoveries in two days in Bugendana and Gishubi
Gitega: two grim discoveries in two days in Bugendana and Gishubi
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, November 8, 2026 — Two lifeless bodies were discovered on Thursday, November 5, and Friday, November 6, in the districts of Bugendana and Gishubi, in Gitega
Burundi : cholera spreads in Bujumbura, water shortage raises fears of worsening the epidemic
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 7, 2026 — Cholera is spreading in several neighborhoods of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital and largest city, where access to clean water remains difficult. Patients
Karusi : a woman sentenced to life j’ai for the murder of her husband
SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, November 7, 2026 — The Karusi First Instance Court sentenced Josephine Ntakarutimana to life imprisonment on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, for the murder of her husband,
Kakuma (Kenya) : a fire ravages a trading center, causes over 20 million shillings in losses
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, November 7, 2026 — A violent fire reduced a trading center in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya to ashes on Friday. Approximately thirty shops
DRC – Lusenda : mobile phones distributed to Burundian refugees for food assistance awaited for nearly two years
SOS Médias Burundi Lusenda, November 4, 2026 — Since October 28, mobile phones and SIM cards have been distributed to Burundian refugees in the Lusenda camp, located in the Fizi
Burunga – SOSUMO : the missing engineer raises concerns, two bodies discovered in the region
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, November 6, 2026 — The disappearance of Ismaël Mugisha, an engineer and deputy head of the agricultural equipment maintenance department at the Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO),
Burundi : Nathan Ntahondi faces the challenge of freeing the CNC from its image as an instrument of power
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 6, 2026 — The National Communication Council (CNC), the public body responsible for regulating the media sector in Burundi, has a new president. Nathan Ntahondi
Burundi : overcrowded prisons, hunger, and lack of care worsen the poverty of inmates
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 4, 2026 — Prison conditions remain alarming in Burundian prisons. In its report covering the period from July to September 2026, the Action of Christians
Meheba : the new camp leader focuses on dialogue to address refugees’ security concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, November 4, 2026 — The new leader of the Meheba refugee camp in Zambia held an emergency meeting with refugees living in Block D, between 29th
Rumonge : CNDD-FDD accused of imposing levies and denying residents access to water
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, November 4, 2026 — Traders and residents in the port district of Rumonge, in the Burunga province of southwestern Burundi, are denouncing what they describe as
SOSUMO : three officials questioned after the unexplained disappearance of an engineer
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, November 4, 2026 — The disappearance of an engineer from the Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO), in Burunga province, southern Burundi, has raised questions within the company.
Burundi : residents block Rutana-Gihofi road for being deprived of fertilizers
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, November 2, 2026 — The distribution of chemical fertilizers produced by Fertilisants Organo-Minéraux Industries (FOMI), a Burundian company specializing in the manufacture of agricultural inputs, continues
Burundi : one in four residents lives in Bujumbura province
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 2, 2026 — Bujumbura Province, located in the west of the country, is home to more than a quarter of Burundi’s population. With 3,353,650 inhabitants,
Rumonge : schools accused of pressuring underage pupils to register for the 2027 presidential election
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, November 2, 2026 — Officials from several secondary schools in the port town of Rumonge, in Burunga province, southwestern Burundi, are accused of pressuring pupils to
Death of Bruce Sebanza at the ADB : the director general questioned by the Ntahangwa prosecutor’s office
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 3, 2026 — The director general of the Burundi Development Agency (ADB), Révérien Nizigiyimana, was questioned on Monday, November 2, by the Ntahangwa Prosecutor’s Office
Nakivale : thousands of refugees excluded from census, authorities challenged
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, November 3, 2026 —A refugee identity verification operation is underway in several camps in Uganda. Scheduled to last three months, this exercise, led by the Ugandan
Bonesha FM on the verge of financial asphyxiation : 500 million Burundian francs needed to avoid further disappearance
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, November 3, 2026 —After being silenced for almost six years following the political crisis of 2015, the independent radio station Bonesha FM faces a new threat
Photo of the week-Nyarugusu : Burundian refugees denounce their exclusion from humanitarian aid
Burundian refugees living in the Nyarugusu camp, in northwestern Tanzania, are denouncing the exclusion of their youth from the distribution of school supplies and hygiene products organized by the United
Bukinanyana : a man seriously wounded by gunfire during an operation against fuel smuggling
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, October 31, 2026 — A man was seriously wounded by gunfire on the evening of Thursday, October 29, by a soldier stationed at a position in
Rumonge : cholera re-emerges in Kizuka and Gatete, one death and several hospitalized
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 31, 2026 — Cholera has resurfaced in the Kizuka and Gatete zones of the port district of Rumonge, in Burunga province, southwestern Burundi. Around ten
Nyarugusu : Burundian refugees denounce their exclusion from humanitarian aid
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, October 31, 2026 — Burundian refugees living in the Nyarugusu camp, in northwestern Tanzania, are denouncing the exclusion of their youth from the distribution of school
Burundi : fertilizer shortages overwhelm farmers, the government under fire
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 29, 2026 — The fertilizer shortage continues to plague Burundian farmers. Between insufficient quantities distributed, delayed reimbursements, and difficulties in recovering money already paid, many
Washington sanctions the Rwandan Ministry of Defense and a financial institution accused of supporting the M23
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 29, 2026 — The United States announced Wednesday sanctions against the Rwandan Ministry of Defense and Zigama Credit and Savings Society, a financial institution linked
Gitega : power cuts strangle small businesses in a country struck by a persistent energy crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 28, 2026 — Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, is facing the consequences of an energy crisis that is affecting numerous economic activities across the
DRC : FRN claims capture of several positions in Rugezi after a week of fighting
SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, October 28, 2026 — Fighters from the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) claim to have captured several positions previously held by Congolese and
Burundi : poverty drives workers abroad, only for them to be ensnared by fraudulent recruiters
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 27, 2026 — Driven by poverty, unemployment, and low wages in Burundi, many citizens head abroad in the hope of improving their living conditions. However,
Burundi : overcrowded prisons—community service proposed as an alternative given the limitations of presidential pardons
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 27, 2026 — With Burundian prisons holding nearly three times their official capacity, community service is being put forward as a solution to alleviate overcrowding
Gitega : a man found hanged; residents dispute the suicide theory
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 27, 2026 — The lifeless body of 52-year-old Emmanuel Barahinduka was discovered on Sunday, October 25, at his home in Mugaruro village, in the Gishubi
Burundi : FOMI fertilizer Fiasco starves farmers and threatens harvests
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 27, 2026 — In Burundi, delays in fertilizer distribution by the company Fertilisants Organo-Minéraux Industries (FOMI), insufficient quantities, and difficulties in obtaining refunds for undelivered
Burundi : 21 soldiers transferred to Kayanza camp after provisional release
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 25, 2026 — Twenty-one Burundian soldiers detained at Murembwe Central Prison were provisionally released on Thursday, October 22, 2026, by the military prosecutor’s office, before