Education in Burundi: Lawmakers Sound the Alarm Over Alarming Deterioration of the School System

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 23, 2025 – Once considered a model in Central and East Africa, Burundi’s education system is now in crisis. Concerned lawmakers, plummeting academic standards, and declining language skills: warning signs are...

Five Years at the Helm: President Ndayishimiye Celebrates His “Victory Over the Opposition” During a Crusade in Gitega

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 23, 2025 — Five years after coming to power, President Évariste Ndayishimiye marked his term anniversary in Gitega with a religious crusade laced with political messages. Pleased with his achievements, he claimed a...

UNICEF Seeks Urgent Funding As Over 136,000 Flee Congo To Burundi And Uganda

(MENAFN- IANS) Kinshasa, June 23 (IANS) More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighbouring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children's...

UNICEF seeks urgent funding as over 136,000 flee DR Congo to Burundi, Uganda

KINSHASA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...

Save the Children Warns of Growing Sexual Violence in DR Congo

International non-governmental organisation, Save the Children, has reported a dramatic surge in child sexual abuse cases among Congolese refugees fleeing renewed violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, describing the situation as...

Burundi’s Ruling Party Sweeps Parliament, Court Approves Results

Burundi’s Constitutional Court on Friday officially endorsed the results of the legislative elections held earlier in June, which saw the ruling party secure every seat in parliament. The East African nation conducted its elections on June 5,...

Burundi's top court validates ruling party's landslide victory in legislative elections

BUJUMBURA, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian Constitutional Court on Friday validated results of the June 5 legislative elections, during which the ruling party won all the seats. "The Constitutional Court analyzed the report sent by the National...

International Conference Calls for Education in Dialogue and Non-Violence

(MENAFN- HWPL) Paris, June 12, 2025 – In a global context marked by social tensions, armed conflicts, and identity fractures, the voice of education has risen, strong and resolute, in support of peace. An international online conference was...

Rwanda, Burundi Senate heads mull ways to improve both countries’ relations

Burundi : “Five years of promises, five years of hardship” – In Bujumbura, city dwellers paint a grim picture of the Ndayishimiye regime

SOS Mëdias Burundi Bujumbura, June 19, 2025 Five years after his arrival at the helm of Burundi, President Évariste Ndayishimiye finds himself facing a disillusioned population. In Bujumbura – the commercial capital – many residents denounce a...

Nation and world at a glance

Oil rises, US stock futures slip as markets react to US strikes NEW YORK — The price of oil rose and U.S. stock futures fell as global markets react to the U.S. strike against nuclear targets in Iran. The price of Brent crude oil, the...

The forgotten struggle: LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan

As the world prepares to mark World Refugee Day on June 20, discussions will echo across continents about war, displacement, and humanitarian assistance. But there is one story that is often left out — a story of a people who are doubly displaced,...

Op-Ed | To Travel or Not to Travel: Navigating U.S. Border During Heightened Immigration Enforcement

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Headquarters building in downtown Washington, DC. John M. Chase / Getty Images With increased border scrutiny, many foreign nationals are anxious about traveling to and from the United States. Harris Beach...

Merck Foundation commemorates 13 years of impact in healthcare, education, and empowerment

Dubai, UAE — The Merck Foundation, led by CEO Dr. Rasha Kelej, marked 13 years of service in advancing healthcare, education, and women’s empowerment. The event gathered First Ladies, dignitaries, healthcare professionals, and media...

Nduta Camp: Uncertainty Grows for Burundian Refugees Reluctant to Return

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, June 18, 2025 — Despite repeated calls for voluntary repatriation, thousands of Burundian refugees living in Nduta camp in Tanzania continue to resist returning home. Caught between mounting pressure, shrinking...

Immigration Restrictions Mount Against Americans And Legal Residents

People hold U.S. flags while attending their Naturalization Oath ceremony for US citizenship in Los ... More Angeles, California, on May 25, 2022. Americans and lawful permanent residents who want close family members and others to join them in...

Department of Immigration Arrests 21 Foreign Nationals in Illegal Gold Mining Crackdown

Immigration officials have arrested 21 foreign nationals suspected of illegal gold mining in the Mufumbwe District, as part of a wider crackdown on immigration violations. The operation, conducted on 16 June by the Solwezi Regional Immigration...

Attacks on immigrants are putting Erie’s revival in danger

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. In an office overlooking downtown Erie, Saeed Taraky pulls a pen from a box beside his desk. He presses the stylus, and a small light illuminates the barrel of the...

BAJI Condemns Trump’s Anti-Black, Anti-Muslim Travel Ban, ICE Raids in Los Angeles, and Escalating Authoritarianism

An ICE officer oversees an immigration enforcement operation. Credit: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) unequivocally condemns the Trump administration’s aggressive escalation of anti-Black,...

Burundi : “The legislative elections of shame,” according to Aimé Magera, opposition leader in exile

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 12, 2025 – Burundian opposition leader in exile and international representative of the CNL party, Aimé Magera, gave an exclusive response to SOS Médias Burundi following the announcement of the results of the...