Kayanza – Farming season B threatened : farmers denounce delays in fertilizer distribution

Society

Kayanza – Farming season B threatened : farmers denounce delays in fertilizer distribution

SOS Médias Burundi In the districts of Matongo and Muruta, in northern Burundi, farmers are sounding the alarm. Delays in the distribution of chemical fertilizers are jeopardizing the farming season

Criminalité

Rwanda commemorates 31st anniversary of genocide with message of defiance and unity : Kagame to countries sanctioning Rwanda – “Go to hell”

SOS Médias Burundi KIGALI, Rwanda — On Monday, Rwandans began commemorating the 31st anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, in which more than a million people were brutally

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): Burundian refugee struck by lightning, community in mourning

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 9, 2025 — Tragedy struck the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania. Diane Irakoze, a young Burundian refugee and employee of the humanitarian organization, IRC (International

Health

Buganda: Eight cases of cholera recorded in less than 48 hours in Nyamitanga and Ndava-Village

SOS Médias Burundi The health status is becoming serious in certain areas of Buganda commune, where cholera is resurfacing. In just two days, eight cases have been confirmed, including five

Criminalité

Kirundo: Nighttime insecurity, YDS guards and Imbonerakure singled out

SOS Médias Burundi In the urban center of Kirundo (northern Burundi), a youth association called Youth Defense Security (YDS), responsible for nighttime security, is at the core of a heated

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania): Several arrests that seems like kidnappings raise concerns among refugees

SOS Médias Burundi About ten Burundian refugees have been arrested in less than two weeks at the Nduta camp. No motive has been given. The refugees are worried and are

Refugees

Rutana : eight Congolese refugee children die of malnutrition in two weeks in Giharo

Rutana, April 8, 2025 – At least eight Congolese children under the age of five years have succumbed to malnutrition in a period of two weeks at the Musenyi refugee

Society

Cibitoke : 15 girls under 10 years of age raped in less than three months, shameful impunity

Cibitoke, April 7, 2025 – Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi) is rocked by a worrying wave of sexual violence against children. In less than three months, fifteen girls under 10 years

DRC En

Defense minister’s visit to Uvira : between promises of support and tensions on the ground

Uvira, April 7, 2025 – Congolese Defense Minister Guy Kabombo visited the city of Uvira on Monday, in South Kivu province, on the border between the DRC and Burundi. This

Diplomacy

Burundi : 31 years after the assassination of President Cyprien Ntaryamira, the quest for truth continues

BUJUMBURA – Burundi commemorated on Monday, April 7, the 31st anniversary of the tragic death of President Cyprien Ntaryamira, who died in a plane crash in Kigali in 1994. The