Burundi : opposition boycott and tensions surrounding the electoral process ahead of 2027

Security

Burundi : opposition boycott and tensions surrounding the electoral process ahead of 2027

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 9, 2026 — In Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital and home to UN agencies and the central government, the electoral process leading up to the 2027

Economy

Burundi : soaring bean prices worry households in Bujumbura

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 7, 2026 – The rapid rise in bean prices is increasingly worrying residents of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to United Nations agencies and the

DRC En

South Kivu : deadly new clashes between Wazalendo Militiamen and M23 in the Ruzizi plain

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 7, 2026 – Violent fighting broke out on Wednesday, May 6, in the town of Kigurwe, in the Uvira territory, leaving several Wazalendo militiamen dead,

Security

Burundi : behind the FRAD, fears of a discreet reorganization of the army

Bujumbura, May 7, 2026 – The transformation of the Kigarika public seed center, in the Ruyigi district of Buhumuza province, in the east of the small East African nation, into

Diplomacy

Zambia : the court opens the way to citizenship for children born to refugee parents

SOS Médias Burundi Lusaka, April 5, 2026 — The Constitutional Court of Zambia unanimously issued a landmark ruling, striking down a key provision that prevented refugees from acquiring Zambian citizenship.

Diplomacy

“Rejected everywhere” : Congolese refugees threatened with return to transit centers in Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 5, 2026 — In Burundi, the situation of some Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site in Burunga province, in the southeast of the small

Criminalité

“Hunted like criminals” : ​​ONLCT denounces mass Aarrest of Burundians in South Africa

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 5, 2026 — The National Observatory for the Fight Against Transnational Crime (ONLCT), “Where is your brother?”, is raising the alarm about a situation it

Refugees

Musenyi : refugee traders demand freedom of movement to survive

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 4, 2026 — In the Musenyi refugee camp, located in Musongati district in Burunga province, southeastern Burundi, the issue of freedom of movement has become

Economy

Agricultural financing in Burundi : PATAREB and PADCAE-B under pressure following revelations by the court of auditors

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 4, 2026 — The projects supporting agricultural transformation in the Bugesera natural region (PATAREB) and supporting the sustainable development of agricultural and livestock value chains

Criminalité

Rugombo : vulnerable families denounce irregularities in land allocation

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 4, 2026 — Residents of the Rugombo zone in Cibitoke district (Bujumbura-West province) are denouncing alleged irregularities in the process of registering and allocating land