Burundi : in Gitega, the CNDD-FDD crusade reveals the fractures between unity rhetoric and criticism of governance
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
Rumonge : a mineral processing site under heavy military surveillance in Mutambara
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, April 21, 2026 — For over two years, a mineral processing site has been operating with near-total secrecy in Mutambara village, in the district of Rumonge,
After three weeks of reopening, the Uvira-Bukavu road becomes a corridor of taxes imposed on the population
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, April 21, 2026 – Two weeks after the reopening of the National Road 5, linking the city of Uvira to Bukavu in South Kivu province in
Gitega : more than two years after the storms, the Christ Roi primary school in Mushasha remains in ruins
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 21, 2026 – In Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, the Christ Roi primary school in Mushasha remains in a state of advanced disrepair more
Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees ordered to pay taxes on their businesses, a controversial measure in the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Isingiro, April 22, 2026 — The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a large-scale tax collection campaign targeting all commercial activities in the Nakivale refugee camp in
Repatriation of Congolese refugees : Kinshasa and Gitega launch a sensitive return program amid a still fragile security context in eastern DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 22, 2026 — The Burundian government, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), announces the official launch of voluntary and assisted
Burundi : the government launches the 2027 election machine and calls for massive mobilization
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 22, 2026 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye called for strong public mobilization for the 2027 elections, emphasizing the need for an orderly, secure, and citizen-led electoral