Macabre discovery in Mutaho: Elderly Woman found hanged, suspected murder disguised as suicide

Criminalité

Macabre discovery in Mutaho: Elderly Woman found hanged, suspected murder disguised as suicide

SOS Médias Burundi Mutaho, June 23, 2025 – Tragedy has struck the Kinyinya hill in Mutaho commune, Gitega province (central Burundi), following the grim discovery of the lifeless body of

Governance

Five Years at the Helm: President Ndayishimiye Celebrates His “Victory Over the Opposition” During a Crusade in Gitega

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 23, 2025 — Five years after coming to power, President Évariste Ndayishimiye marked his term anniversary in Gitega with a religious crusade laced with political

Éducation

Education in Burundi: Lawmakers Sound the Alarm Over Alarming Deterioration of the School System

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 23, 2025 – Once considered a model in Central and East Africa, Burundi’s education system is now in crisis. Concerned lawmakers, plummeting academic standards, and

Refugees

World Refugee Day 2025 : deafening silence, widespread famine, and trampled rights

SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, June 19, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, celebrated every June 20, SOS Médias Burundi focused on the refugee situation in eight

Criminalité

Cibitoke – Double Murder on the Burundi-Rwanda border : two youths killed in a coffee smuggling case

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 19, 2025 During the night of June 18-19, two young members of the Imbonerakure League (members of the youth league of the CNDD-FDD, the ruling

Governance

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

Health

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

Criminalité

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

Criminalité

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

Refugees

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