Photo of the week : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps

Refugees

Photo of the week : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps

The camps of Mahama in Rwanda and Nakivale in Uganda have recently been experiencing a worrying lack of drinking water. Reasons are diverse but consequences are worrying for refugees who

Health

Bujumbura: five Mpox cases confirmed in a boarding school

At least five students from the Lycée Reine de la Paix located in the Ngagara zone, in Ntahangwa commune in the northern commercial city of Bujumbura are hospitalized. They have

Society

Kayanza: a urban center has just spent more than two months without electricity

The residents of Gasenyi zone in the commune of Rango in the province of Kayanza (northern Burundi) have just spent more than two months without power. Traders say they are

Justice En

Mugamba: the president of the court of residence and a clerk in detention

Jean de Dieu Ndayishimiye, president of the court of residence of Mugamba in the province of Bururi (southern Burundi) and Agnès Ndayirorere, clerk at the same court have been detained

Society

Bujumbura : bread prices revised upwards

Residents of the economic capital Bujumbura are beginning to get used to the incessant rise in the prices of basic necessities, but the pace of this increase worries more than

Refugees

Kakuma (Kenya): big delay in the distribution of rations

Over two months without refugees being supplied with food rations and cash. They speak of a worrying delay while they have not had any explanation from the UNHCR. INFO SOS

Refugees

Rwanda/Uganda : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps

The camps of Mahama in Rwanda and Nakivale in Uganda have recently been experiencing a worrying lack of drinking water. Reasons are diverse but consequences are worrying for refugees who

Opinion

“Burundi : the hungriest country” : now that’s a nice “compliment”!

A verdict without appeal. “Global Hunger Index 2024” published the list “of the 20 African countries where hunger is the most severe”. And guess which came out on top. Well,

Governance

Fuel crisis : civil servants and private sector employees unable to travel to different provinces

The fuel shortage that has lasted almost 47 months is a major problem for Burundians. Civil servants and private sector employees who have to travel from the commercial capital Bujumbura

Refugees

Mahama (Rwanda): lack of housing for new refugees

New refugees, especially Congolese, are struggling to find a place to stay in in the Mahama camp. The administration is building more than 500 new houses. INFO SOS Médias Burundi