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Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge among women that threatens family cohesion
Sos Médias Burundi
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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. This social scourge weakens...
Violent fighting between the government coalition and the Twirwaneho and M23 armed groups
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 28, 2025 – Violent clashes continue in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC), supported by the Wazalendo militias supported by Kinshasa and the Burundian army, are...
Photo of the week : from the dream of emerging markets to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its life
Sos Médias Burundi
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While authorities promise to elevate Burundi to an emerging country status by 2040, daily realities paint a bleak picture : chronic fuel shortages, soaring prices, and deteriorating living conditions, affecting families’ health, education, and...
Bijombo : a young man from the Banyamulenge community dies after being beaten by the Burundian army
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 26, 2025 – Mutabazi, a young man in his twenties from the Banyamulenge community, died on Monday, August 25, after succumbing to beatings inflicted by Burundian soldiers operating in the Bijombo groupment, Uvira...
Nakivale (Uganda) : a Burundian refugee killed by his compatriot
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, August 26, 2025 – Mob justice resurfaces in the Nakivale refugee camp in southwestern Uganda. A Burundian refugee, known as Bukuru, died on Sunday after being seriously assaulted by one of his compatriots a week...
Africa CDC warns of rising cholera cases in refugee camps
Peoples Gazette
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August 29, 2025
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has raised concern over rising cholera outbreaks in Chad and other conflict-affected countries, stressing that humanitarian crises fuel the spread of disease across borders. The deputy incident...
Gitega : a 65-year-old man brutally killed in Mubuga village
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 18, 2025 – A bloody tragedy rocked Mubuga village, in the district and province of Gitega (central Burundi), on the night of Sunday, August 17. A 65-year-old man, Joseph Nzisabira, was found dead after being...
From the dream of emergence to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its rope
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2025 – While the authorities promise to elevate Burundi to the rank of an emerging country by 2040, the daily realities paint a bleak picture : chronic fuel shortages, soaring prices, and deteriorating...
In Nakivale camp, thirst and disease threaten more than 150,000 refugees
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, August 19, 2025 – A month has passed without a single drop of water flowing from the public taps in Nakivale camp. The consequences are serious in hospitals, which are warning of the outbreak of diarrheal diseases. All...
Gitega plunged into darkness : power and drinking water outages paralyze the city
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 12, 2025 – Since last week, the city of Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, has been plunged into darkness. Repeated power outages have paralyzed daily activities, exacerbated by a...
CRDB raises billions in Tanzania, DRC, Burundi
Daily News Tanzania
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August 18, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE CRDB Bank Marathon has once again proven its regional impact, raising billions across Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi to support life-saving health services and community development. From funding...
Burundi : Congolese Rrefugees in distress faced with dwindling aid
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 9, 2025 – Amid rising humanitarian needs and dwindling international resources, the regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Africa, Mamadou Dian Balde, visited...
Two tragedies rock Gitega province : one man fatally beaten and another found hanged
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 14, 2025 – Gitega province, in the center of the small east African nation, was marked, during the same week, by two separate tragedies that caused shock among the local population. One involved a murder linked to...
Burundi faces five-day blackout, worsening fuel shortage
Punch
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August 8, 2025
Much of Burundi has been living without electricity since Monday, with the capital Bujumbura paralysed, as the country also experiences fuel shortages, AFP learned Friday from multiple sources. The tiny African Great Lakes nation is among the...
Tanzania earns 116bn/- as revenue from medical tourism doubles
Daily News Tanzania
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August 15, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Director of Diplomacy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador John Ulanga, has said there has been a 19 percent increase in medical tourism, which earned Tanzania 166.5bn in four years. He said that from 2021 to 2025,...
Burundi : Ndayishimiye tightens his control with a reduced government and strategic returns
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – A few hours after appointing Nestor Ntahontuye as Prime Minister, President Évariste Ndayishimiye unveiled, through his spokesperson Rosine Guilène Gatoni, the composition of a remodeled government....
Two bodies found in one week in Bugendana : growing concern in Gitega province
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 11, 2025 – In the district of Bugendana, Gitega Province (central Burundi), the discovery of two lifeless bodies in less than a week has alarmed residents. These tragic events, which occurred in violent and...
“I am very happy to be among you”: Vatican Secretary of State on Arrival in Burundi for Weeklong Pastoral Visit
ACI Africa
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August 12, 2025
During the August 12-18 visit, the Vatican Secretary of State is scheduled to meet with Church leaders, government authorities, and various communities, encouraging them in faith and promoting dialogue and peace. On Wednesday, August 13, Cardinal...
Holy See and Burundi mark sixty years of diplomatic relations
Vatican News
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August 12, 2025
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin pays a visit to Burundi for the close of the Jubilee marking 60 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the East African nation. By Vatican News At the invitation of the local Church and...
Pregnant women in danger : the nurses’ strike already leaves four dead
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi, Dzaleka, August 27, 2025 – The Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi is experiencing a serious health crisis. For two weeks, medical staff at the camp hospital have been on strike over unpaid wages, and the consequences have been...