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

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

Health

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

Justice En

Rumonge: the trial for the 272 Burundian soldiers who refused to go and fight alongside the FARDC, in the second degree

This Tuesday opened in Rumonge, southwestern Burundi, the appeal trial of 272 soldiers of the FDNB (Burundi National Defense Force) who refused to go to fight alongside the Congolese army

Refugees

Burundi : no more funds to finance university studies for refugee and returnee students

Young refugee and returnee graduates in Burundi are facing the unavailability of funds for the DAFI scholarship. This concerns the 2024-2025 academic year. The hope of many young refugee and

Society

Rumonge : more than two hundred people displaced by torrential rains

At least 230 people have been homeless since last Friday. Their homes were destroyed by torrential rains combined with violent winds in Rumonge (southwest Burundi). The administration is struggling to

Security

Cibitoke : the custody of the provincial police station decongested

At least 105 inmates from the custody of the provincial police station in Cibitoke (northwest Burundi) were transferred to the central prison of Mpimba in the commercial city of Bujumbura

Economy

Fuel crisis : towards the resignation of the Burundian population?

Lamentations no longer have a place among the Burundian population. No solution is possible to deal with the ongoing lack of fuel. In the commercial city Bujumbura where United Nations