Society
Behind the wrappers, the reality : March 8th in Burundi : between celebration and women’s precarity
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 10, 2026 — The month of March is dedicated worldwide to women’s rights and the mobilization for equality. In Burundi, this period is marked by
Kiremba : fertilizer delays and government inaction threaten farmers’ food security
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, February 26, 2026 – In the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, farmers are experiencing a particularly anxious season. As the second major agricultural
Bukinanyana : farmers accuse local administrator Isaac Niyokwizera of stifling the maize trade
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, February 25, 2026 – Tensions are rising in the Ndava and Buganda zones of Bukinanyana district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi. Farmers are accusing local administrator
Muyinga : over 270 Batwa families still without roofing sheets, a year after the government’s promise
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, February 10, 2026 – In the district of Muyinga, Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, more than 270 Batwa families have been waiting for over a year
Cibitoke under water and hail : four dead, dozens injured, and hundreds of families in distress
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 6, 2026 – Violent rains, accompanied by strong winds and hail, struck the Ngoma zone of Cibitoke district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, on Thursday
Bujumbura : drinking water shortage at Prince Louis Rwagasore Clinic, patients and staff worried
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 26, 2026 – Patients hospitalized at the Prince Louis Rwagasore Clinic (CPLR), located in the commercial capital Bujumbura, have been facing a critical shortage of
Busuma : water shortage and unsanitary conditions threaten the lives of Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 5, 2026 – Established as an emergency measure in early December 2025, the Busuma camp, located in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, is
Storm in Bubanza : houses, bridges, and crops heavily damaged
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, December 28, 2025 – Bubanza was struck by a violent storm on the night of December 27, 2025. Houses with roofs torn off, bridges damaged, and
Mahama mourns Léonard Ngendakumana, refugee advocate and iconic coach
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, December 18, 2025 – A Burundian refugee since the 2015 crisis, triggered by the controversial third term of the late President Pierre Nkurunziza, Léonard Ngendakumana, originally
Trafficking in children in Burundi : a banalized scourge despite repeated alerts
SOS Médias Burundi, Bujumbura, November 24, 2025- Nearly 300 children were victims of human trafficking in Burundi in 2024. While human rights defense organizations sound the alarm, the administration authorities