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Burunga : after months of losses, cattle vaccination finally launched
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, July 26, 2026—After several months marked by the spread of the foot-and-mouth disease and significant livestock losses, the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Livestock organized a
Musasa : after months of thirst, water returns… but the crisis threatens to continue
SOS Médias Burundi Musasa, July 16, 2026 – After more than six months marked by a severe shortage of drinking water, Congolese refugees in the Musasa camp, located in Butanyerera
Buhumuza : thirsty Muyinga, the water shortage raises fears of a health catastrophe
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga (Buhumuza Province), July 14, 2026 – Dry taps, prohibitively expensive jerrycans of water, forced reliance on unreliable sources, and increasingly alarming hygiene conditions in schools :
Bubanza : witch hunt spreads within the ranks of the CNDD-FDD
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, June 23, 2026 – Five CNDD-FDD members from Mitakataka village, in the Mitakataka zone of the district of Bubanza, in the province of Bujumbura, western Burundi,
Burunga : the fertilizer crisis turns into a nightmare, farmers fear a food catastrophe
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, June 22, 2026 – While agriculture remains the primary source of livelihood for a large portion of the rural population, farmers in the districts of Matana
Buhumuza: promises of employment facing a reality of poverty and social exclusion
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, June 16, 2026 – Despite official pronouncements touting entrepreneurship, innovation, and self-employment as solutions to unemployment, many rural youth, female heads of households, and members of
Musasa : a refugee camp without water for six months, the humanitarian crisis worsens
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, June 11, 2026 – The humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly worrying in the Musasa refugee camp, in Kiremba district, Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, where more than
Kirundo : the State accused of abandoning thousands of citizens to a protracted water crisis with serious health consequences
Residents of Kiri, Kiyonza, and Ruhehe face a chronic drinking water shortage SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, June 9, 2026 – A severe drinking water shortage has been affecting residents of
Kiremba : the bean harvest collapses, farmers sound the alarm
Kiremba, June 9, 2026 – Farmers in the district of Kiremba, in the province of Butanyerera in northern Burundi, are reporting a worrying assessment of the 2026 B season agricultural
Rumonge : schools in crisis, over 3,400 dropouts in just a few months
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 7, 2026 – The port city of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southwestern Burundi, is facing a worrying situation in the education sector. More than