Burunga : lack of beds, teachers, and funding puts boarding schools under pressure
Burunga : lack of beds, teachers, and funding puts boarding schools under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, September 15, 2026 — The 2026-2027 school year, officially launched on Monday, September 14, is taking place under difficult conditions for several boarding schools in Burunga
Tensions in Nyangungu following a fire : six people arrested; witchcraft suspected
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 14, 2026— Six individuals are currently held in police custody in Mutaho, located in the district and province of Gitega in central Burundi. They are
Photo of the week-Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna : 30 years after his assassination, his family still seeks justice
Thirty years after the assassination of Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna, the former Archbishop of Gitega in central Burundi, his family continues to demand that the perpetrators be identified and brought to
Bujumbura : Banyamulenge in turmoil, arrests on the rise
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 14, 2026—Several members of the Banyamulenge community have been arrested in recent days in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, by Burundian intelligence services, amid heightened tensions
Nairobi : Burundians caught between tensions and signs of easing
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, September 14, 2026—Tensions remain high among Burundian nationals in Nairobi, where several were dispersed with tear gas on Monday in front of their embassy as they
Bujumbura : Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana violently attacked near his home
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 13, 2026—Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana was violently attacked Sunday evening near his home in the Buterere zone, north of the commercial capital, Bujumbura. Three young
Kakuma : Burundian refugees caught between trade restrictions and security fears
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, September 12, 2026—Anxiety is growing among Burundian refugees in the Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya. Many of them rely on small businesses and informal work, and
Bubanza : traders on the brink of despair following an order to demolish their kiosks
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 12, 2026— Traders who set up kiosks in areas designated for vehicle traffic at the modern market in Bubanza—located in the province of Bujumbura in
Beaten to death in Makebuko : three suspects arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 12, 2026—Three people are held in police custody in Makebuko, in the district and province of Gitega, after the discovery of the lifeless body of
Five Wazalendo killed, three civilians wounded : a hippopotamus at the center of a clash in Nyamitanga
SOS Médias Burundi Nyamitanga, September 12, 2026—A hippopotamus shot in the Rusizi River, on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lies at the heart