Society
Rumonge : poor harvest causes soaring tangerine prices
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 5, 2026 – Tangerine prices have risen sharply in the Kizuka zone of Rumonge district, Burunga province, in southwestern Burundi, during this harvest season. This
Bujumbura : residents denounce a “scam” surrounding social housing
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 4, 2026 – Faced with a prolonged wait, many residents of Burundi’s commercial capital are expressing growing skepticism about the social housing project initiated by
Buterere landfill : urgent measures announced to relieve congestion at a site under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 2, 2026 – The Buterere landfill, located west of the Ntahangwa district, north of Burundi’s commercial capital, is facing serious management challenges that are disrupting
Returned but threatened : refugees accuse political and security networks of blocking land restitution
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 31, 2026 – Behind the mass return of Burundian refugees from Tanzania lies a reality far more complex than the official rhetoric of “voluntary return”
Rutegama livestock market : a drinking water shortage worries traders and users
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 28, 2026 – The Rutegama livestock market, located in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi, is facing a severe drinking water shortage
Ruyigi : warning shots fired at the Busuma site during Eid al-Adha celebrations
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 28, 2026 – Warning shots were heard on the evening of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Busuma Congolese refugee site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza
Bubanza : farmers’ anger and concerns over a persistent urea shortage
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 18, 2026 — Farmers in the district of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, western Burundi, are denouncing a persistent shortage of urea-type chemical fertilizers, despite having
Burundi : violence, abuse, and alleged torture… FDNB officers implicated in two serious cases
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, May 13, 2026 — Two cases involving officers of the FDNB (Burundi National Defense Force) have been shaking the province of Burunga, in southern Burundi, for
Burundi : the biometric ID card still far from a reality
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 11, 2026 – Presented by the Burundian government as a major step towards administrative modernization, the future national biometric and digital identity card is generating
Burundi : social unrest over the high cost of living, tensions between workers and the government amid economic constraints
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 1, 2026 – The celebration of the International Workers’ Day, held on Friday at the Ingoma Stadium in Gitega, the political capital of the small