Photo de la semaine
Photo of the week-Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons
217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in Ngozi, in the north of the small east
Photo of the week-War in eastern DRC : Burundi redeploys troops to Kalemie as Congolese exodus intensifies
A new redeployment of Burundian soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was observed between December 29, 2025, and January 4, 2026, according to several concurring security sources. This
Photo of the week-fertilizer scandal in Burundi : billions claimed, unclear responsibilities, and farmers held hostage
Since the end of December 2025, a scandal with serious financial and political implications has rocked the Burundian agricultural sector. A power struggle pits the Burundian Ministry of Finance against
Photo of the week : soaring fuel prices in Bubanza and Mpanda paralyze transportation, insecurity in the DRC exacerbates the crisis
In Bubanza and Mpanda, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, retail fuel prices have risen sharply since the capture of Uvira, in the DRC, located a few kilometers from Bujumbura,
Photo of the week-Rumonge : Congolese refugees banned from renting houses outside the reception site
In Burunga province, southern Burundi, the district authorities of Rumonge, a port town, have decided to prohibit recently arrived Congolese refugees from renting houses outside the Mutambara emergency reception site.
Photo of the week-Ruyigi : the alarming rise in theft shakes the district
The district of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, has been experiencing a worrying increase in insecurity since the end of June. In recent days, the frequency and audacity of
Photo of the week : nearly 500 men break the silence on domestic economic violence
Nearly 500 Burundian men have dared to speak out. Since 2021, they have confided in the association “Men in Distress” (Abagabo mu gahinda) to denounce the violence they suffer within
Photo of the week – Bujumbura faces a critical lack of public latrines : residents denounce a fine deemed unfair
A new government measure sparks anger among residents of the commercial capital. Since the publication of a joint decree by the Ministers of Finance and the Interior, dated October 9,
Photo of the week-Minembwe : protest against the Burundian army
Thousands of residents of Minembwe, in the Fizi territory, took to the streets on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to denounce the blocking of their commercial access routes by Burundian soldiers
Photo of the week-Burundi : associations demand the right to pay tribute at the Kwi Bubu memorial site
Burundian authorities continue to prevent associations defending the rights of Tutsi victims from paying tribute at the Kwi Bubu memorial site in Gitega, central Burundi. This is the site where,