Gitega : inmates alarmed by food shortages
Gitega : inmates alarmed by food shortages
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 11, 2026 – The food shortage at Gitega Central Prison, in Burundi’s political capital, is causing serious concern among inmates. According to internal sources, more
Photo of the week : soaring bean prices worry households in Bujumbura
The rapid rise in bean prices is causing increasing concern among residents of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to United Nations agencies and the country’s central administration. In just one
Burundi : the biometric ID card still far from a reality
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 11, 2026 – Presented by the Burundian government as a major step towards administrative modernization, the future national biometric and digital identity card is generating
DRC : drones strike a market in Mushaki, AFC/M23 denounces “a massacre of civilians”
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2026 – An attack carried out by a military drone, presumed to belong to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),
Nakivale (Uganda) : the birth registration campaign hampered by the refugees’ mistrust
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 9, 2026 — In the Nakivale refugee camp in southwestern Uganda, the birth registration campaign for children under five is encountering strong resistance from many
Burundi : a young man assaulted in Bubanza, a complaint difficult to file, and local tensions
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 9, 2026 — A reported assault in the district of Bubanza has reignited concerns about access to justice and the processing of complaints in some
Burundi : opposition boycott and tensions surrounding the electoral process ahead of 2027
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 9, 2026 — In Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital and home to UN agencies and the central government, the electoral process leading up to the 2027
Burundi : soaring bean prices worry households in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 7, 2026 – The rapid rise in bean prices is increasingly worrying residents of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to United Nations agencies and the
South Kivu : deadly new clashes between Wazalendo Militiamen and M23 in the Ruzizi plain
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 7, 2026 – Violent fighting broke out on Wednesday, May 6, in the town of Kigurwe, in the Uvira territory, leaving several Wazalendo militiamen dead,
Burundi : behind the FRAD, fears of a discreet reorganization of the army
Bujumbura, May 7, 2026 – The transformation of the Kigarika public seed center, in the Ruyigi district of Buhumuza province, in the east of the small East African nation, into