US deportees : Ndayishimiye welcomes deportees while Burundi burdens itself with its own crises
US deportees : Ndayishimiye welcomes deportees while Burundi burdens itself with its own crises
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 8, 2026 — Burundi has already taken in twelve people deported from the United States while the country faces severe economic hardship, widespread prison overcrowding,
In Burundi, unions accuse the government of sacrificing schools and abandoning its teachers
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2026 — On the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day, celebrated every October 5, education unions in Burundi painted a bleak picture of the
Kakuma : faced with the predicted severe weather, refugees denounce their vulnerability
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, October 7, 2026 — Concern is rising in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya as severe weather approaches in the coming days. Heavy rains accompanied
Gisuru : a 62-year-old woman found dead in a watering hole, questions about the circumstances of the tragedy
SOS Médias Burundi Gisuru, October 8, 2026 — A 62-year-old woman, identified as Paoline Mbikiye, was found dead Tuesday around 12:20 p.m. in a watering hole in Nyagitika village, Nyabitsinda
Nyarugusu : police accused of making a Burundian refugee disappear
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, Tanzania, October 6, 2026 — A Burundian refugee has been missing since the night of August 21 from the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. According to his
DRC : AU visits Goma and opens dialogue with AFC/M23 leaders
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 6, 2026 — A delegation from the African Union (AU) Panel of Facilitators traveled to Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday, where
DRC : 27 soldiers sentenced to death for abandoning strategic positions in Uvira
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, October 6, 2026 — Twenty-seven soldiers from the Republican Guard were sentenced to death by a military court sitting in Uvira, South Kivu province (eastern Democratic
Burunga : mass arrests in Matana, a security operation that reignites concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, October 5, 2026 — Police Brigadier General Emmanuel Ndayiziga, Deputy Inspector General of the Burundi National Police (PNB), and Police Colonel Arthémon Nzitabakuze, head of the
Bwagiriza : new round-up of Banyamulenge refugees; fear grips the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Bwagiriza, October 5, 2026 — The arrest of Alexis David Musore—a Congolese refugee from the Banyamulenge community who has lived for over fifteen years in the Bwagiriza
Photo of the week : entry ban for people who have stayed in areas controlled by the AFC-M23
Burundi is tightening entry requirements for people coming from areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) controlled by the AFC-M23. The Minister of the Interior, Public Security, and Community