Buhumuza – scandal : a stillborn child disappears at Ruyigi hospital

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, October 1, 2025 – On the night of September 21, a couple lost their first child, stillborn in the maternity ward of Ruyigi District Hospital, in Buhumuza Province, eastern Burundi. But the tragedy took a disturbing turn...

NLD pledges to build a market and a modern hospital in Kagera

KAGERA: NLD presidential candidate, Doyo Hassan, has promised to build a regional hospital and a modern market in Kagera Region, as part of his strategy to improve social services and boost the economy of the people. Addressing hundreds of...

Burundi Red Cross Society’s alarm call : Katiyunguruza calls for the reopening of borders with Rwanda

SOS Médias Burundi, Butanyerera, September 19, 2025 – On the International First Aid Day, the Burundi Red Cross Society launched an urgent appeal for the reopening of the borders with Rwanda, which have been closed for 20 months. This request was...

Without comprehensive reforms, UN faces crisis of confidence: Rajnath Singh

Without comprehensive reforms, UN faces crisis of confidence: Rajnath Singh New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday reflected on the crying need for reforms in the UN, adding that the international body in its current form faces a...

From childhood Mwalimu had all signs of a leader

MARA: MENTION the name Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere anywhere in Tanzania or beyond and attention immediately shifts. All eyes would turn toward the son of a Zanaki chief from Butiama, in Mara Region, formerly part of the British colony of...

Grim confusion : a body exchanged between two families at Karusi hospital

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, September 23, 2025 – In Karusi, in Gitega province, central Burundi, an identification error in the morgue of the “Twese Turashoboye” hospital led to a dramatic situation. A family from Muyinga, in Buhumuza province,...

Photo of the week-Cholera epidemic : 226 cases registered in northwestern Burundi, MSF comes to the rescue

Since the beginning of September, 226 cases of cholera have been recorded in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi. Overwhelmed, treatment centers are now benefiting from the support of Médecins Sans...

Malawi : a Burundian refugee beaten nearly to death amid election fever

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, September 16, 2025 — The violence that marred the September 16 general elections in Malawi hit refugees hard. In Lilongwe, a Burundian living in Dzaleka camp was brutally attacked by youths who accused him of supporting...

Cholera epidemic : 226 cases registered in northwestern Burundi, MSF comes to the rescue

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 18, 2025 – Since the beginning of September, 226 cases of cholera have been recorded in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi. Overwhelmed, treatment centers are...

How kangaroo care saves newborn lives in Burundi’s hospitals

Energy shortages affect maternity wards Every year on 15 May, World Kangaroo Care Day is celebrated to raise awareness of this “human incubator” approach. The Ngozi Hospital was one of the pioneers in using it in Burundi, and many patients have...

Pacific tuna stocks stay healthy

FOR months, the town of Thio went without a local doctor. The east coast mining town in New Caledonia, with a population of 2,500 people, has been going through tough times. Last year, during months of clashes between Kanak protestors and French...

Silence and suspicion: Unanswered questions in Nathi Mthethwa’s death

Weeks after Mthethwa’s mysterious death in France, the government's lack of transparency has sparked speculation of political cover-ups. When the news broke that SA’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, fell 22 storeys to his death in a Paris...

Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo Claims Over 30 Lives, World Health Organization Reports

In a troubling development in global health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in the deaths of more than 30 individuals. The outbreak, centered...

Kavumu (Cankuzo): Wakimbizi wa Kongo wamenyimwa huduma muhimu ya matibabu katika kambi kubwa zaidi ya Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, Septemba 15, 2025 – Kambi ya Kavumu, iliyoko katika eneo la Cankuzo katika mkoa wa Buhumuza mashariki mwa Burundi, inahifadhi zaidi ya wakimbizi 20,000 wa Kongo na ndiyo eneo kubwa zaidi la kuwapokea wakimbizi nchini...

WHO, Africa CDC Launch Emergency Response Network Amid Regional Health Crises

Health leaders from Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean launched the first cross-regional emergency response network Sunday in Rabat, as multiple disease outbreaks strain public health systems across both regions. The World Health Organization,...

Kavumu (Cankuzo) : Congolese refugees deprived of essential medical care in Burundi’s largest camp

SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, September 15, 2025 – Kavumu camp, located in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, hosts more than 20,000 Congolese refugees and is the largest reception site in the country, which has a total of...

Back-to-school in danger in Cibitoke boarding schools : pupils exposed to hunger and diseases

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 14, 2025 – On the eve of the start of the school year, concern is prevalent in several boarding schools in the Cibitoke region of Bujumbura province, western Burundi. Between food shortages, dilapidated...

Under the blue helmet: India’s contribution to global peace

The Indian Army, among the world’s largest contributors of troops and observers to the United Nations (UN) for undertaking peacekeeping missions, is hosting United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs’ Conclave in New Delhi from...

6 first ladies to meet in Banjul Tuesday

- Advertisement - By Arret Jatta The Gambia is set to host the 12th edition of the Merck Foundation event on Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting will be hosted by First Lady Fatou Bah-Barrow, and opened by President Adama Barrow. Merck Foundation...

At home with refugees

For the last 25 years, I have been sharing my home with refugees, sometimes for the odd night, at other times for up to two years. From 2011 to 2013, I edited a free annual magazine for the City of Sanctuary movement called Bristol Globe. It told...