Burundi: persistent fuel shortage exposes population to serious dangers

Economy

Burundi: persistent fuel shortage exposes population to serious dangers

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, April 27, 2025 – SOS Médias Burundi has witnessed trafficking tolerated by the administration in the upcountry provinces, with no regard for public safety. The fuel

Refugees

Burundi: solidarity with congolese refugees – a visit by the congolese delegation and a humanitarian gesture from the first lady of Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 27, 2025 – Congolese refugees in Burundi recently received significant support from the authorities of the two neighboring countries. On the one hand, a Congolese

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Bugendana: woman illegally detained in a container with her 3-month-old baby

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 27, 2025 – An alarming case has been reported in Bugendana commune, Gitega province (central Burundi), where a young mother, Goreth Niyibizi, is currently illegally

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda): Nearly 10,000 new refugees welcomed in precarious conditions

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, April 26, 2025 – More than 10,000 asylum seekers, mainly Congolese and Burundian, have just been granted refugee status in Uganda. But in Nakivale, their daily

Criminalité

Crisis in Eastern DRC: Washington relaunches dialogue between the DRC and Rwanda, Brussels strengthens its diplomatic engagement

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 26, 2025 – Under the auspices of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a major meeting took place on April 25 in Washington between Thérèse

Criminalité

Bururi: Man killed by his half-brother, population fears impunity

SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, April 25, 2025 – A family tragedy amid a land dispute turned deadly this Thursday, April 24, on Rushemeza hill in Bururi commune and province (southern

Criminalité

Gitega : a man killed with a machete in Itaba – witchcraft suspected

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 24, 2025 — A new gruesome discovery has shocked the population of Rukobe 2 village, in Itaba district, central Burundi. Déo Bakevyumusaya, a 55-year-old man,

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Makamba: Two CNL activists illegally detained for 16 days before their transfer to the prosecutor’s office

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, April 24, 2025 — Two opposition activists supporting CNL party (National Congress for Freedom) were transferred this Wednesday, April 23, to the Makamba prosecutor’s office, after

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DRC : a truce announced between Kinshasa and the M23 under Qatari mediation, but fighting continues in the east

SOS Médias Burundi Despite a joint declaration announcing a truce between the Congolese government and the M23 under the auspices of Qatar, armed clashes continue in the eastern Democratic Republic

Refugees

Tanzania : humanitarian NGOs threatened to close, thousands of Burundian refugees fear forced repatriation

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 24, 2025 — Burundian refugees living in the Tanzanian camps of Nduta and Nyarugusu, in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, are increasingly worried. During