Mahama (Rwanda): critical lack of drinking water
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,
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
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
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 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.
Uganda : Burundian asylum rights trampled, over 75% of applications rejected in an alarming “purge”
Kampala, February 23, 2026 – An alarming regression in the protection of Burundian asylum seekers is being observed in Uganda, as the recent report from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO),
Bujumbura : young people humiliated and searched by police and Imbonerakure, arbitrarily accused of being “M23 rebels”
INFO SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 23, 2026 – In downtown Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, young people are denouncing arbitrary and humiliating backpack checks by police in front of the
Gatumba–Uvira : A vital border reopened amid security challenges and economic survival
Gatumba, February 23, 2026 – Burundi officially reopened its land border crossing with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday, after nearly three months of closure. This closure, which
Burundi : systematic persecution of independent press, journalist Sandra Muhoza targeted
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, February 20, 2026 – The prosecutor’s office at the Ngozi Court of Appeal, in the north of the small east African nation, is requesting confirmation of
Nduta camp : five refugees abducted amid fear and impending deportations
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, February 20, 2026 – Fear is spreading in the Nduta camp in Tanzania. Five Burundian refugees have recently been abducted on different dates, the latest incident