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Photo of the week : Education in danger in Burundi : French, a major obstacle to quality education
The Burundian education system continues to face serious challenges, including insufficient proficiency in French, the official language of instruction, which appears to be a major obstacle to learning. This issue
Photo of the week – Musenyi : protests over incomplete UN Women distribution
Congolese refugee women from the Musenyi refugee site, in Musongati district (Burunga province, southern Burundi), demonstrated on Thursday, October 9, after a UN Women humanitarian distribution deemed incomplete. They denounced
Photo of the week-Buhumuza : strict uniforms and “forced fields,” the governor under pressure
Since her arrival, the governor of Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, Ms. Denise Ndaruhekere, has faced growing opposition. Her decisions, deemed “hasty” and “uncoordinated,” have caused frustration and concern among the
Photo of the week-Cholera epidemic : 226 cases registered in northwestern Burundi, MSF comes to the rescue
Since the beginning of September, 226 cases of cholera have been recorded in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi. Overwhelmed, treatment centers are now
Photo of the week-Rumonge : an angry crowd besieges the prosecutor’s office to release their village chief
A high tension prevailed last Thursday in the town center of Rumonge district. Dozens of residents of Mwange village, in Burunga Province, southern Burundi, besieged the prosecutor’s office to demand
Picha ya wiki: umati wenye hasira wazingira Ofisi ya Mwendesha Mashtaka kutaka Mkuu wake wa kilima aachiliwe.
Mvutano ulizuka Alhamisi katika mji mkuu wa tarafa ya Rumonge. Makumi ya wakazi wa kilima cha Mwange , katika Mkoa wa Burunga, kusini mwa Burundi, walizingira ofisi ya mwendesha mashtaka
Rumonge : power outages and suspicions of corruption at Regideso
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 14, 2025 – In Rumonge, the power has gone out. In this port city located in southwestern Burundi, residents have been experiencing long power outages
Photo of the week – Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn
David Leyssens, country director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, was ordered to leave the Burundian territory last Saturday by the authorities. According to several concordant sources within
Photo of the week – Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge for women threatening family cohesion
In the province of Gitega, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. This social scourge is weakening relationships,
Photo of the week : from the dream of emerging markets to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its life
While authorities promise to elevate Burundi to an emerging country status by 2040, daily realities paint a bleak picture : chronic fuel shortages, soaring prices, and deteriorating living conditions, affecting