Bujumbura: Deadly explosions, suspicious silence and an official version under challenge

Security

Bujumbura: Deadly explosions, suspicious silence and an official version under challenge

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 1, 2026 — Violent explosions rocked the economic capital of Burundi, plunging residents into panic. While authorities point to a simple electrical short circuit, many

Criminalité

Bujumbura rocked by explosions in Musaga : projectiles hit homes, the population on alert

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 31, 2026 — Explosions were heard Tuesday evening in southern Bujumbura, mainly in the Musaga zone, causing many families to flee and panic in several

Human Rights

Gitega : more than 1,400 inmates starving in an overcrowded prison, alarm raised

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 27, 2026 — In Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, the humanitarian situation at the central prison is causing grave concern.

Governance

Kirundo-Busoni : a single cold room for nearly a million inhabitants, an alarming sanitary challenge

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, March 27, 2026 — In the north of the small east African nation, the districts of Kirundo and Busoni, today attached to the province of Butanyerera,

Refugees

Kakuma, Kenya : a Burundian refugee missing

SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, March 27, 2026 — The family of Fabien Ndayegamiye is issuing a desperate plea : this Burundian refugee, originally from Makamba in Burunga province, southern Burundi,

Governance

Bubanza : the prison director suspended for mismanagement

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, March 26, 2026 — Bubanza Prison, located in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi, is at the center of a mismanagement scandal. Its director, Samuel

Economy

Non-compliant metal construction materials worry regulators

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — Metal construction materials imported into Burundi and used on numerous building sites are reportedly far from meeting the quality and durability standards

Diplomacy

“African cannon fodder” : the shadow of transnational recruitment for the war in Ukraine — From Kenya to Burundi, a mechanic of despair

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — At least six Burundians have already been killed in the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources. Behind these losses, which have

Society

Bujumbura : the charcoal shortage stifles households

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — The charcoal shortage is reaching alarming proportions in several neighborhoods of the commercial capital of this small east African nation. Merchants and

Diplomacy

EAC : financial reforms and political tensions surrounding the status of Rregional lawmakers

SOS Médias Burundi Arusha, March 25, 2026 — The East African Community (EAC) is undertaking a profound reform of its operations against the backdrop of a persistent financial crisis. With