Bubanza : Christmas celebrated amid high cost of living and precariousness
Bubanza : Christmas celebrated amid high cost of living and precariousness
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, December 25, 2025 – In Bubanza, as in several regions of Burundi, Christmas 2025 was celebrated amidst precarious living conditions and soaring prices for basic necessities.
Bujumbura : when the economic crisis steals Christmas from families
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 24, 2025 – On Christmas Eve, the holiday spirit is struggling to find its place in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital. Between soaring prices, a chronic
Nduta, Tanzania : the permanent closure of a training center, yet another sign of forced repatriation
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, December 24, 2025 – The permanent closure of a vocational training center located in Malorerwa, in the immediate vicinity of the Nduta refugee camp, is perceived
DRC : the economic activity resumes in Uvira, while protests erupt in Goma against the withdrawal of the AFC/M23
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira/Goma, December 24, 2025 – In Uvira, the economic activity is resuming after attacks by the Wazalendo, but the population strongly opposes the withdrawal of the AFC/M23,
Dzaleka (Malawi) : eight refugees arrested after the murder of a Burundian trader
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, December 23, 2025 – Malawian police have arrested eight refugees in connection with the investigation into the murder of a Burundian trader, which occurred near the
Cholera in Rumonge : at least 7 Congolese refugees dead in two weeks
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 23, 2025 – A deadly cholera epidemic has struck the port city of Rumonge in southwestern Burundi. In the past two weeks, at least seven
Buhumuza : the Congolese exodus intensifies, camps overflow under the pressure of the conflict in South Kivu
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 23, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese are flocking to Burundi. In
One article, nine hours of interrogation: Independent press faces the SNR
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 23, 2025 — Two senior officials from the Iwacu media group, one of the few independent media outlets still operating in the small east African
Murders of elderly people in Gitega and Buhumuza : an octogenarian and a septuagenarian killed over the weekend
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 23, 2025 — Two elderly people, an octogenarian and a septuagenarian, were found dead over the weekend in the provinces of Gitega and Buhumuza, in
UnfilteredBrush : The Burundian army in the DRC – between security challenges and commercial exploitation
Uvira has fallen! Almost two weeks ago, as the AFC/M23 advanced from city to city in the DRC, a strange excitement reigned in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital. Listening to the