Photo de la semaine
Photo of the week-Gatumba massacre : an endless mourning for the Banyamulenge
Twenty-one years after the Gatumba massacre, the pain remains raw and the thirst for justice undiminished. On Wednesday, the Banyamulenge community around the world commemorated this tragedy of August 13,
Photo of the week : suspicious deaths and rumors of poisoning in the Nduta refugee camp
A climate of fear has taken hold in the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, in northwest Tanzania, following several suspicious deaths and accusations of poisoning. Since July, rumors have circulated
Photo of the week : Burundian teachers flee a system on its end
Between low wages, precarious living conditions, and a lack of prospects, more and more primary and secondary school teachers are leaving the small east African nation. The National Teachers’ Union
Photo of the week : roads that kill, a system that abandons
The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Martin Niteretse, issued an alert earlier this week in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, regarding the scale of road accidents in
Photo of the week : bars pay the high price
The ministry of commerce has announced a new categorization and a significant increase in operating license fees for “Model C” bars. These new measures are causing serious concern among bar
Photo of the week : Victoire Ingabire’s hearing postponed, opposition leader calls for Kenyan legal team
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire appeared before a court on Tuesday July 8 in Kigali (capital of Rwanda) for a bail hearing. This was her first public appearance since her
Photo of the week : due to lack of ambulances, pregnant women in Bubanza travel hours by motorcycle, risking their lives
In Bubanza province, western Burundi, women living in remote communities are denouncing the lack of ambulances to evacuate complicated pregnancies. Lacking adequate transportation, they are forced to travel by motorcycle,
Photo of the week – women drug users in Bujumbura : between survival, stigma, and hope for reintegration
In Bujumbura, women drug users struggle every day to survive in extremely precarious conditions. Rejected by their families and stigmatized by society, they nevertheless try to escape through substitution treatment
Photo of the Week – Five years in Power: President Ndayishimiye celebrates his “Victory over the opposition” during a crusade in Gitega
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 24, 2025 —Five years after assuming power, Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye marked his fifth anniversary with a religious crusade in Gitega, blending prayers with strong
Photo of the week-Lake Tanganyika : more than a lake, a life threatened by inaction
Lake Tanganyika, one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes, benefits from exemplary cooperation between Burundi, the DRC, Tanzania, and Zambia through the Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA). However, in Burundi, inaction