Bujumbura : unusual flu worries the population

Governance

Bujumbura : unusual flu worries the population

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 19, 2026 — For nearly a month, an illness with unusual symptoms has been spreading in several neighborhoods of Bujumbura, causing concern and raising questions

Health

Burunga : a mosquito net shortage revives the malaria threat

SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, January 19, 2026 — In Burunga province, southern Burundi, many residents say they have not yet received the insecticide-treated mosquito nets promised by health authorities. This

DRC En

South Kivu : Twirwaneho/M23 breakthrough in Fizi shatters the FARDC–Burundi–Wazalendo front

SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, January 17, 2026 – The Twirwaneho armed group, composed mainly of fighters from the Banyamulenge minority and a key ally of the M23 in South Kivu,

Criminalité

Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, January 16, 2026 – 217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in

Governance

Cibitoke : the irrigation dam closure threatens rice crops

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 16, 2026 – Farmers in the Rugombo and Cibitoke zones of Cibitoke district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, are raising the alarm after the temporary closure

Governance

REGIDESO in Bujumbura : shortages, overcurrent, and abandonment of subscribers

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 16, 2026 – In Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, the anger of REGIDESO subscribers remains high. The state-owned company responsible for the production and distribution of

Refugees

Busuma camp : anger simmers – thousands of Congolese refugees demand forced return to the DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 16, 2026 – A wave of anger and despair is sweeping through the Busuma refugee camp in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in the

Criminalité

South Kivu : drone strikes in Uvira, AFC/M23 accuses Kinshasa of ceasefire violations

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 15, 2026 – An attack carried out using military drones targeted the Kalundu district in the city of Uvira, South Kivu province, on Wednesday afternoon,

Politic

Kirundo : pupils mobilized for political activities, parents cry outrage

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, January 15, 2026 – Several schools in Kirundo are at the center of a heated controversy after pupils were involved in political activities organized by the

Criminalité

Nduta (Tanzania) : a Burundian refugee found dead several kilometers from the camp

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, January 15, 2026 – The lifeless body of a Burundian refugee was discovered on Thursday several kilometers from the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania, sparking concern