Kiremba : at Musasa camp, a water crisis plunges more than 9,000 refugees into distress and tensions with local communities
Kiremba : at Musasa camp, a water crisis plunges more than 9,000 refugees into distress and tensions with local communities
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, April 14, 2026 — In northern Burundi, the Musasa refugee camp, located in Kiremba district in Butanyerera province, is facing a severe shortage of drinking water.
Ruyigi : Congolese refugees accuse Imbonerakure of violence, whippings, and extortion at the Busuma camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 13, 2026 — The situation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi is raising new concerns following accusations of violence and
Mpanda : an unknown illness under surveillance; initial analyses rule out major hemorrhagic fevers
SOS Médias Burundi Mpanda, April 13, 2026 — An as-yet-unidentified illness, responsible for several cases and deaths in the Mpanda district, has been mobilizing Burundian health authorities for several days.
Rumonge : families evicted from their land, the shadow of forced expropriation hangs over Burambi and Rusabagi
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, April 13, 2026 — A tense land dispute is gripping the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province in the south of the small East African nation,
Photo of the week – Bujumbura : two CNDD-FDD figures transferred to Mpimba Central Prison
Two figures close to the CNDD-FDD were transferred on Tuesday afternoon to Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, in a case involving alleged corruption and economic activities in rebel-held areas.
Burundi : 17 years later, Olucome still demands justice for Ernest Manirumva
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 11, 2026 — Seventeen years after the assassination of Ernest Manirumva, Olucome continues to denounce the inaction of the Burundian justice system. At a press
Nyabihanga : a police officer sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a motorcyclist
SOS Médias Burundi Nyabihanga (Gitega), April 11, 2026 — The Nyabihanga First Instance Court, in Gitega province, in the heart of the small East African nation, sentenced a police officer
Ruziba : nighttime violence attributed to Imbonerakure raises concerns among residents
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 9, 2026 — In several neighborhoods of the commercial capital of the small East African nation, residents are denouncing a rise in nighttime violence and
The World Health Day : the local NGO PARCEM raises the alarm about the Burundian health system
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 9, 2026 — On the occasion of the World Health Day, celebrated every April 7, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for strengthened scientific collaboration
DRC : the MONUSCO persists despite setbacks — James Swan inherits a mission under pressure in a region in turmoil
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, April 9, 2026 — US diplomat James Swan officially took office on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, as head of the MONUSCO (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission