Kiremba : fertilizer delays and government inaction threaten farmers’ food security

Governance

Kiremba : fertilizer delays and government inaction threaten farmers’ food security

SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, February 26, 2026 – In the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, farmers are experiencing a particularly anxious season. As the second major agricultural

Criminalité

When prayer turns to tragedy : an Imbonerakure sentenced to 20 years in jail for a “ritual” murder

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 26, 2026 – Vianney Nkunzimana has been sentenced to 20 years of penal servitude by the Bubanza court. This young Imbonerakure, a member of the

Éducation

Burundi : public schools bled dry by mass teacher departure

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 25, 2026 – The education system of this small east African nation is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. Between August 2025 and January 2026, more than

Society

Bukinanyana : farmers accuse local administrator Isaac Niyokwizera of stifling the maize trade

SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, February 25, 2026 – Tensions are rising in the Ndava and Buganda zones of Bukinanyana district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi. Farmers are accusing local administrator

Health

Burunga : the lump-stain disease and the foot-and-mouth disease decimate cattle herds

SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, February 25, 2026 – The province of Burunga, in southern Burundi, is facing a worrying resurgence of animal diseases. For nearly two months, lump-stain disease and

Refugees

Mahama (Rwanda): critical lack of drinking water

SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, February 24, 2026 – Water has become a dangerous luxury for refugees in the Mahama camp. For the past two weeks, the camp, in eastern Rwanda,

Criminalité

Worrying disappearance in Bujumbura : a World Vision driver missing, his family worried

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 24, 2026 – Gabriel Ndikumana, a driver for the NGO World Vision in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, has been missing

Criminalité

Gitega : the fertilizer shortage threatens crops and food security

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, February 24, 2026 – As the planting season for the farming season B draws to a close, farmers in Gitega are denouncing insufficient, delayed, or incomplete

Criminalité

Dawn bombings on Rubaya : North Kivu entering a new deadly phase?

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, February 24, 2026 – Bombings reported at dawn on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in the mining town of Rubaya mark a worrying turning point in the

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week-Bujumbura : fear of poisoning fuels an uncontrolled business

The fear of poisoning is gaining ground in Burundi’s commercial capital. Faced with persistent illnesses, many families are abandoning traditional healthcare facilities in favor of alternative centers with controversial methods.