Photo de la semaine
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
Photo of the week : between closed borders and unsold tangerines, women of Rumonge are innovating
While fruit growers in the district of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi) are struggling to sell their tangerines due to the border closure with neighboring Rwanda, some women are seizing the opportunity
Photo of the week : 1,150 Rwandan refugees repatriated in 48 hours
In the space of 48 hours, exactly 1,150 Rwandan refugees were repatriated from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda. This large-scale operation was coordinated by the United Nations
Photo of the week : state resources at the service of the CNDD-FDD
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province (northern Burundi), hosted a major rally of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, marked by the presence of the President
Photo of the week : travelers turned back at the Kobero border for passports dtamped by the M23
Dozens of Burundian citizens have been stranded for several days at the Kobero border, in Muyinga Province (northeast Burundi), between Burundi and Tanzania, after having their travel documents confiscated by
Photo of the week : rising sexual violence threatens girls’ education at Kinyinya
SOS Médias Burundi Kinyinya, May 5, 2025 – The district of Kinyinya, in Ruyigi province (eastern Burundi), is facing an alarming upsurge in sexual violence targeting underage girls. Since mid-March,
Photo of the week: a Burundian journalist arrested in Mulongwe, suspected of links with the Red-Tabara group
SOS Médias Burundi Burundian journalist Gérardine Ingabire, a refugee in the Democratic Republic of Congo and an employee of the community radio station Amani FM in Malindi, was arrested on
Photo of the week : women alone face the burden of family responsibilities in Uvira
SOS Médias Burundi In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the Uvira territory, many women struggle alone to ensure the survival of their households, abandoned by their husbands or