Kayanza : four suspected coffee smugglers arrested in Mparamirundi, tensions with residents and accusations of deaths during the operation

Criminalité

Kayanza : four suspected coffee smugglers arrested in Mparamirundi, tensions with residents and accusations of deaths during the operation

SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, April 29, 2026 – An operation targeting coffee smuggling in Mparamirundi led to the arrest of four people, followed by tensions with residents and accusations of

Refugees

Tanzania : Nduta camp permanently closed

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 30, 2026 — As of Thursday, April 30, the Burundian refugee camp in Nduta, Tanzania, is no longer operational. It has been officially closed, and

Criminalité

Burunga : between survival and danger, communities living along Lake Tanganyika face wild animal attacks

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 28, 2026 — In Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, particularly on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Nyanza-Lac and

Refugees

Musenyi : chronically ill people forced to survive in overcrowded sheds

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 28, 2026 — At the Congolese refugee site in Musenyi, Musongati district, Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, living conditions

Economy

Burundi : the fuel shortage paralyzes transportation throughout Bujumbura

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 28, 2026 — Since Monday, April 27, 2026, a severe disruption to public transportation has been observed throughout Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The

Politic

Burundi : Ndayishimiye reshuffles his government and appoints three new ministers

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 28, 2026 — By presidential decree signed on April 28, 2026, the Burundian head of state carried out a partial government reshuffle, appointing three new

Human Rights

Tanzania : Nduta camp forcibly emptyed, Burundian refugees expelled amid violence and silence

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 27, 2026 — In the Nduta camp, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, thousands of Burundian refugees are denouncing forced expulsions carried out

Criminalité

Makamba : a woman in her sixties brutally attacked after defying impunity

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, April 27, 2026 — In Burunga province, southern Burundi, a woman in her sixties claims she was violently attacked amid ongoing tensions related to a murder

Refugees

Musasa : schools at a standstill, teachers abandoned, pupils left to their own devices

SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, April 27, 2026 — At the Musasa refugee camp in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, school activities have been severely disrupted after teachers decided to suspend classes.

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : Évariste Ndayishimiye nominated as CNDD-FDD candidate for a second term amid a show of force

In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, the ruling CNDD-FDD party nominated President Évariste Ndayishimiye as its candidate for re-election in the 2027 presidential election on Sunday, April 26, 2026,