Burundi : “Five years of promises, five years of hardship” – In Bujumbura, city dwellers paint a grim picture of the Ndayishimiye regime
Burundi : “Five years of promises, five years of hardship” – In Bujumbura, city dwellers paint a grim picture of the Ndayishimiye regime
SOS Mëdias Burundi Bujumbura, June 19, 2025 Five years after his arrival at the helm of Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye finds himself facing a disillusioned population. In Bujumbura – the
Covid-19: Five Years After Denial, the Virus’s Return Rekindles Worries in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 18, 2025 — Five years after a controversial handling of Covid-19 marked by government denial and the suspicious death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, the
Karusi: Three Killed in Grenade Attack in Bibara, Seven Suspects in Custody
SOS Médias BurundiKarusi, June 18, 2025 — A deadly grenade attack claimed the lives of three members of the same family on the night of Thursday, June 12, in Bibara
Rumonge: Child Trafficking Network Active Along Lake Tanganyika Shores
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 18, 2025 — On the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Burundian children are falling prey to human traffickers promising them a better life abroad. Local authorities
Nduta Camp: Uncertainty Grows for Burundian Refugees Reluctant to Return
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, June 18, 2025 — Despite repeated calls for voluntary repatriation, thousands of Burundian refugees living in Nduta camp in Tanzania continue to resist returning home. Caught
Mahama (Rwanda): Congolese Refugees Quietly Return to Rebel-Controlled DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, June 18, 2025 — Since the M23 rebel group and its affiliated politico-military coalition, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), seized control of key cities in North
Burundi – fertilizers unobtainable : farmers pay but still wait
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 16, 2025 —While the seeds have already been planted, thousands of Burundian farmers are still waiting for the urea fertilizer they paid for. This shortage
Photo of the week-Lake Tanganyika : more than a lake, a life threatened by inaction
Lake Tanganyika, one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes, benefits from exemplary cooperation between Burundi, the DRC, Tanzania, and Zambia through the Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA). However, in Burundi, inaction
Gikungu : a money transfer agent killed by a soldier
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 16, 2025 – A tragedy struck the Gikungu neighborhood, in the Gihosha zone, Ntahangwa district (north of the commercial capital Bujumbura), on Monday morning. Chantal
Giharo : illegal fines imposed on Congolese refugees in search of survival
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, June 16, 2025 — Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site, in Giharo district (Rutana province) in southeastern Burundi, are denouncing abusive practices by Burundian police.