Burundi : indefinite strike at the Kamenge Neuropsychiatric Center, staff denounce violations of agreements
Burundi : indefinite strike at the Kamenge Neuropsychiatric Center, staff denounce violations of agreements
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 23, 2026 — Staff at the Kamenge Neuropsychiatric Center (CNPK), members of SYNAPA (National Union of Paramedical and Nursing Staff) and SNTS (National Union of
Mass repatriation to Ruyigi : hundreds of Congolese refugees leave Busuma in an unprecedented convoy
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 23, 2026 — The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, officially began on Thursday,
Gitega : behind the rhetoric, the persistent scandal of conflict minerals in Africa’s Great Lakes region
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 21, 2026 – Gathered in Gitega, stakeholders in the mining sector in Africa’s Great Lakes region expressed their desire to move beyond conflict minerals. But
Rumonge : a mineral processing site under heavy military surveillance in Mutambara
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, April 21, 2026 — For over two years, a mineral processing site has been operating with near-total secrecy in Mutambara village, in the district of Rumonge,
After three weeks of reopening, the Uvira-Bukavu road becomes a corridor of taxes imposed on the population
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, April 21, 2026 – Two weeks after the reopening of the National Road 5, linking the city of Uvira to Bukavu in South Kivu province in
Gitega : more than two years after the storms, the Christ Roi primary school in Mushasha remains in ruins
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 21, 2026 – In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, the Christ Roi primary school in Mushasha remains in a state of advanced disrepair more
Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees ordered to pay taxes on their businesses, a controversial measure in the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Isingiro, April 22, 2026 — The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a large-scale tax collection campaign targeting all commercial activities in the Nakivale refugee camp in
Repatriation of Congolese refugees : Kinshasa and Gitega launch a sensitive return program amid a still fragile security context in eastern DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 22, 2026 — The Burundian government, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), announces the official launch of voluntary and assisted
Burundi : the government launches the 2027 election machine and calls for massive mobilization
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 22, 2026 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye called for strong public mobilization for the 2027 elections, emphasizing the need for an orderly, secure, and citizen-led electoral
Cibitoke : two men sentenced for serious crimes
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, April 22, 2026—The Cibitoke First Instance Court, located in Bujumbura Province, western Burundi, has delivered its verdict in two separate cases involving serious crimes. These cases