South Kivu : Governor Purusi in turmoil, 18 MPs demand his resignation
South Kivu : Governor Purusi in turmoil, 18 MPs demand his resignation
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, April 26, 2026 – In Uvira, political tensions are rising over the management of South Kivu province. Eighteen provincial deputies have officially initiated a motion of
Burundi : Évariste Ndayishimiye nominated as CNDD-FDD candidate for a second term amid a show of force
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 26, 2026 – In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, the ruling CNDD-FDD party nominated President Évariste Ndayishimiye as its candidate for re-election in the
Gitega : two deaths in Mahonda and Kagoma amid suspicions of infanticide
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 24, 2026 — Two separate tragedies have been reported in the villages of Mahonda and Kagoma, in the district and province of Gitega, in central
Rumonge : traders without stalls threatened with sanctions at the central market
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, April 23, 2026 — Traders operating without stalls at the central market in Rumonge, the port city of Rumonge, Burunga province, in southwestern Burundi, are being
Muyinga : twelve pupils hospitalized after mysterious poisoning at Rugari Secondary School
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, April 23, 2026 — Twelve seventh-grade girls from Rugari Secondary School, located in Buhumuza Province, northeastern Burundi, were hospitalized at Muyinga Hospital after exhibiting alarming symptoms,
Kirundo : district employees jailed for alleged tax embezzlement
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, April 23, 2026 — In Kirundo district, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, a case of alleged embezzlement of public funds is shaking the local administration. Two
Burundi : in Gitega, the CNDD-FDD crusade reveals the fractures between unity rhetoric and criticism of governance
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 23, 2026—A crusade organized by the CNDD-FDD was held in Gitega, bringing together party officials and activists for religious and political activities. The event, marked
Burundi : indefinite strike at the Kamenge Neuropsychiatric Center, staff denounce violations of agreements
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 23, 2026 — Staff at the Kamenge Neuropsychiatric Center (CNPK), members of SYNAPA (National Union of Paramedical and Nursing Staff) and SNTS (National Union of
Mass repatriation to Ruyigi : hundreds of Congolese refugees leave Busuma in an unprecedented convoy
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 23, 2026 — The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, officially began on Thursday,
Gitega : behind the rhetoric, the persistent scandal of conflict minerals in Africa’s Great Lakes region
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 21, 2026 – Gathered in Gitega, stakeholders in the mining sector in Africa’s Great Lakes region expressed their desire to move beyond conflict minerals. But