Tanzania : camp closures extended, another month of impending ordeal

Refugees

Tanzania : camp closures extended, another month of impending ordeal

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 2, 2026 — The Burundian refugee camps of Nduta and Nyarugusu, initially scheduled to close on March 31 and June 30, 2026, respectively, will remain

Economy

Kiremba : residents’ purchasing power severely tested

SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, April 2, 2026 — The month of March, which has just passed, was marked by a significant increase in food prices at the Masanganzira market in

Criminalité

Gitega : a corpse found in Gishubi, suicide rumors raised

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 2, 2026 — The body of a 33-year-old man was discovered at his home in Gishubi district, Gitega province. While local authorities are suggesting suicide,

Refugees

Dzaleka in shock : two Burundian and Congolese refugees found murdered

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, Malawi, April 1, 2026 — Two refugee traders, one Burundian and one Congolese, were found dead Tuesday morning near the Dzaleka camp, in circumstances that have

Security

Violent explosions in Musaga : a night of terror shrouded in mystery and unanswered questions

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 1, 2026 — Residents of the Musaga zone, located in the south of the commercial capital of the small east African nation, experienced a night

Economy

Deteriorating roads in Burundi : a neglected network, users at their wits’ end

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 30, 2026 — Across the small East African nation, road users—particularly those transporting goods and people—are sounding the alarm about the advanced state of road

Criminalité

Gitega : two murders in 48 hours, population in shock and anger

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 30, 2026 — The province of Gitega, in the heart of the small east African nation, was the scene of two murders within 48 hours,

Politic

Kiremba : the CNDD-FDD forces residents to finance a cow for its Secretary General

SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, March 30, 2026 — In the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, the population is caught between anger and resignation. Just days before the

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week-Soaring charcoal prices in Gitega : households under pressure from alarming price increase

In Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, the rapid rise in charcoal prices is causing serious concern among residents, who are already facing difficult living conditions.

DRC En

“Pay or you don’t get through”: in Busuma, refugees trapped in a system of extortion

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, March 29, 2026 — Returning to their country of origin has turned into a nightmare for many Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in the