Agricultural financing in Burundi : PATAREB and PADCAE-B under pressure following revelations by the court of auditors

Economy

Agricultural financing in Burundi : PATAREB and PADCAE-B under pressure following revelations by the court of auditors

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 4, 2026 — The projects supporting agricultural transformation in the Bugesera natural region (PATAREB) and supporting the sustainable development of agricultural and livestock value chains

Criminalité

Rugombo : vulnerable families denounce irregularities in land allocation

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 4, 2026 — Residents of the Rugombo zone in Cibitoke district (Bujumbura-West province) are denouncing alleged irregularities in the process of registering and allocating land

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week-Tanzania : Nduta camp permanently closed

As of Thursday, April 30, the Burundian refugee camp in Nduta, Tanzania, is no longer operational. It has been officially closed, and no refugees remain there. The last convoy of

Criminalité

Gitega : the body of a murdered man discovered near his home

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 3, 2026 — The lifeless body of Deogratias Bigirimana, a 54-year-old avocado merchant, was discovered early Sunday morning, May 3, 2026, in Rutegama village, in

Médias

Media in Burundi: between calls for openness and persistent challenges to press freedom

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 3, 2026 — On the eve of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated annually on May 3, Burundian media professionals are increasingly calling for better access

Society

Burundi : social unrest over the high cost of living, tensions between workers and the government amid economic constraints

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 1, 2026 – The celebration of the International Workers’ Day, held on Friday at the Ingoma Stadium in Gitega, the political capital of the small

Human Rights

RSF 2026 Index : Burundi makes progress amid a global setback for historic press freedom

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 1, 2026 – Burundi ranks 119th out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published Thursday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The

Health

Burundi : the HPV vaccination campaign concluded, between support and reluctance

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 1, 2026 – The national vaccination campaign against human papillomavirus (HPV) concluded on Thursday, April 30, throughout Burundi. Launched on April 28, the operation targeted

Refugees

Mahama : soaring prices plunge refugees into increasing hardship

SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, April 29, 2026 – The continued rise in prices of basic necessities is worsening the living conditions of refugees in the Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda.

Justice En

Bubanza and Mpanda : the territorial reorganization exposes the lack of judicial infrastructure

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, April 29, 2026 – The creation of local courts in each zone, as stipulated by the new administrative reform, is encountering significant logistical challenges in Bujumbura