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Burundi : 21 soldiers transferred to Kayanza camp after provisional release
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 25, 2026 — Twenty-one Burundian soldiers detained at Murembwe Central Prison were provisionally released on Thursday, October 22, 2026, by the military prosecutor’s office, before
Gitega : lack of equipment, teachers, and infrastructure : the ordeal of pupils with disabilities
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 7, 2026 — At Notre Dame de la Sagesse High School in Gitega, formerly CND, more than 150 pupils with various types of disabilities are
Disappearances, assaults, robberies : Canga Canga taxis plunge passengers into fear in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2026 — The disappearance of Divine Ingabire after taking a Canga Canga shared taxi has reignited concerns among some passengers in Bujumbura, particularly women.
Ngozi : deprived of drinking water, over 800 boarding pupils forced to fetch water from swamps
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, October 2, 2026 — More than 800 boarding pupils at Lycée Don Bosco—a Catholic-affiliated school in the Ngozi district of Butanyerera province, northern Burundi—are forced to
Burundi : the government takes a hard line against high-alcoholic beverages
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 27, 2026 — The Burundian government has suspended, with immediate effect, the production and sale of several categories of high-alcohol beverages. The measure, announced Saturday
Burundi : Muyinga and Kirundo run dry, the water shortage spreads to the north
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, September 25, 2026 — A shortage of drinking water is causing concern among residents of several neighborhoods in the district of Muyinga, in Buhumuza province, in
Bururi : a land dispute turns to a murder between two brothers
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, August 25, 2026 — A man was killed overnight Monday to Tuesday in Muzima village, in the Muzenga zone of Bururi district, Burunga province, in southern
Bugendana : Bitare slaughterhouse lacks drinking water, hygiene at risk
SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, August 18, 2026—In Bugendana, in Gitega province, in the heart of the small East African nation, the Bitare slaughterhouse has been facing a critical shortage of
Drinking water shortage in Bujumbura : residents at their wits’ end
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 18, 2026—The lack of drinking water continues to weigh heavily on the daily lives of residents in several neighborhoods of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital. From
Bubanza : Regideso’s open manholes become “gravelands” for passersby
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, August 13, 2026 — Several manholes belonging to the Water and Electricity Production and Distribution Authority (Regideso), located on public roads in the center of Bubanza,