Burundi : Ndayishimiye recycles threats of dismissals during a CNDD-FDD crusade

Governance

Burundi : Ndayishimiye recycles threats of dismissals during a CNDD-FDD crusade

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, January 22, 2026 – Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again promised to sanction officials deemed ineffective within the public administration, even mentioning possible dismissals. This

Refugees

Tanzania : demolitions, overcrowding, and violations of the Geneva Convention: Burundian refugees forced to return

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, January 21, 2026 – In the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps for Burundian refugees, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, the humanitarian situation is rapidly

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees arrested amid electoral tensions

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, January 21, 2026 – The recent presidential and legislative elections in Uganda have had direct repercussions in several refugee camps, particularly in Nakivale, one of the

Éducation

Burundi : the teacher exodus brings the school system to its knees

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 21, 2026 – Since the start of the 2025-2026 school year, the Burundian education sector has been facing a worrying phenomenon : a mass exodus

Refugees

Burundi : administrative reshuffles and elimination of deputy administrator positions in refugee camps

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, January 21, 2026 – The National Authority for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA) carried out an administrative reorganization in several refugee camps across

Criminalité

DRC – Uvira : killings, looting, and violence increase after M23 withdrawal

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 20, 2026 – Since the withdrawal of the M23 rebel movement from the city of Uvira, the security situation has deteriorated sharply. From Sunday until

Éducation

School benches : revocation or prison for fraudsters, the government toughens its stance

SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, January 20, 2026 – At a meeting held on Monday in the town center of Burunga province, in southern Burundi, bringing together heads of district and

Criminalité

Tensions in Gishubi : three deaths under disturbing circumstances in January

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, January 20, 2026 — The district of Gishubi, in Gitega province, central Burundi, has been shaken by a series of deaths in just a few weeks.

Criminalité

Uvira on the brink of conflict : military reorganization and violence against the Banyamulenge community

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 19, 2026 — The city of Uvira and its surrounding areas remain gripped by significant security instability. This instability is occurring within the context of

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week-Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons

217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in Ngozi, in the north of the small east