Society
Social crisis in Burunga : Batwa demand more aid to save schools and families’ survival
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, September 13, 2025 – In Burunga province, southern Burundi, poverty is hitting Batwa families hard : children are dropping out of school and mothers are turning
Ngozi hit by a severe water shortage despite the construction of costly reservoirs
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, September 4, 2025 – Despite the construction of large reservoirs intended to improve water supply, the city of Ngozi, the town center of Butanyerera province in
Karera, a tourist beauty… and the only tap for Shanga’s forgotten people
In Shanga, in Rutana district (Burunga province, southern Burundi), residents survive thanks to the Karera Falls, the only available water source for decades. Between health risks, snakes, and silence from
Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge among women that threatens family cohesion
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 27, 2025 – In Gitega province, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.
Bujumbura : farmers feel cheated by the fertilizer distribution
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 19, 2025 – As the growing season is in full swing, farmers in several districts of Bujumbura province (west) are alarmed : the chemical fertilizers
Kirundo : the morgue out of service, hasty burials for the deceased
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, August 16, 2025 – The morgue at Kirundo Hospital, in Butanyerera Province (northern Burundi), remained out of service for almost a week, plunging families and medical
Ndora : livestock farmers denounce stifling livestock taxation
SOS Médias Burundi, Ndora, August 3, 2025 – Livestock traders at the Ndora market in Bukinanyana district, Bujumbura province (west), are sounding the alarm over the sudden increase in district
Bujumbura : street vendors – “We no longer survive, we’re enduring”
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2025 – Faced with soaring prices, women street vendors in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, are struggling to survive. Their small businesses, the
Rwibaga : the potato devours the forest
SOS Médias Burundi Rwibaga, July 20, 2025 – While Burundi continues its national reforestation campaign, “Ewe Burundi Urambaye,” led by the highest authorities to restore ecosystems and combat the effects
Bururi : farmers shun certified potato seeds despite falling prices
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 17, 2025 — In the middle of the dry season, farmers in the Bururi region, in the new Burunga province in southern Burundi, are massively