Education voices | International trade union cooperation promotes occupational health and safety for teachers in Burundi

Since 2021, the STEB has been conducting a cooperation project with the French union SNES-FSU to improve occupational health and safety in Burundi’s schools. Rémy Nsengiyumva, President of the STEB, reflects on the progress made with this...

Immigration chief urges migrants to respect South Sudan’s laws

Maj. Gen. Elia Kosta Faustino, Director General for Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration. [Photo: Courtesy]JUBA – South Sudan’s Director General for Civil Registry, Nationality, Passport, and Immigration, Maj. Gen. Elia Kosta...

Burundi : the Prime Minister calls for local consumption to preserve foreign currencies

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 8, 2025 — Faced with the scarcity of foreign currencies and the continued depreciation of the Burundi franc, the Burundian government is calling for a change in economic behavior. Prime Minister Nestor...

2026WCQ: Brilliant Ogam secures important 1-0 victory for Harambee Stars against Burundi

Harambee Stars secured a dramatic and essential 1-0 victory against Burundi this evening in a critical 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier played in Burundi, with substitute Ryan Ogam Rabok emerging as the hero with the decisive goal. The match began in...

The term of the Special Rapporteur on Burundi renewed

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2025 — The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to extend for one year the term of Fortuné Gaétan Zongo, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi. But Gitega maintains...

Kenya’s World Cup qualifier against Burundi rocked by injuries to three key players

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga/HANDOUT Kenya’s World Cup hopes may already be over, but Benni McCarthy’s Harambee Stars have a fresh problem — injuries to three key men just days before facing Burundi. Captain Michael Olunga, Alpha Onyango,...

Burundi Seeks Foreign Investment Amid Deep Poverty and Economic Chaos

In the outskirts of Bujumbura, Burundi’s capital, Amisia Aleko struggles to feed her family on a single daily meal of renga renga, a stew of leafy vegetables. “We ate some fish in 2019. That was a good day,” said the 40-year-old mother of four,...

Burundi : the triple crisis of fuel, electricity, and water is suffocating residents, businesses, and schools

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 2, 2025 – For nearly five years, fuel has been in short supply across the small east African nation. Added to this are power outages and a shortage of drinking water that are paralyzing daily life in the...

Tanzania nabs 24 Burundian nationals for illegal entry  

Home/Society/Tanzania nabs 24 Burundian nationals for illegal entry SINGIDA: The Immigration Department in Singida Region has apprehended 24 Burundian nationals for illegal entry into the country in the ongoing nationwide operation targeting...

Burundian celebrities lead rush for Rwandan citizenship

Several Burundian celebrities – both abroad and in Rwanda – are rushing to acquire Rwandan citizenship, even as relations between the two countries remain strained. The trend has sparked backlash in Bujumbura, where critics view the move as...

Harambee Stars' goal machine Ogam reflects on life in Austria

Ryan Ogam celebrates after scoring against Burundi/HANDOUT After netting Kenya’s winning goal in their 1–0 victory over Burundi in Bujumbura on Thursday, Harambee Stars’ in-form forward Ryan Ogam has opened up about his life in Austria, describing...

Former NUC boss,Okebukola launches new method to boost STEM Education

A former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, has launched another method for delivering quality Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The new approach was...

Burundi : Professor Barumwete calls for honest leaders and people-centered policies

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 28, 2025 – In Bujumbura, the country’s commercial capital, Professor Siméon Barumwete delivered a strong message during a discussion workshop on local development strategy, organized Thursday by the NGO...

Post-atrocity research balances truth telling with the safety and dignity of those who lived the violence

While it is crucial to support these communities now through humanitarian aid and pressure on parties to end the violence, it is also important to continue the work once the fighting has ended by documenting the atrocities and elevating the voices...

Activist Trịnh Bá Phương, Already Behind Bars, Sentenced to 11 More Years

Key Events Việt Nam Intensifies Crackdown, Extends Trịnh Bá Phương’s Prison Term to 21 Years; Fifth Pillar Added to Việt Nam’s Communist Party Leadership Structure; Proposed Cybersecurity Amendments Spark Fears of Increased State Surveillance;...

Burundi : subsidized fertilizers now conditional on contour lines

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 25, 2025 — Burundian Prime Minister Nestor Ntahontuye announced Thursday that the allocation of organo-mineral fertilizers will now be reserved for farmers who have traced contour lines. Addressing new...

Tanzania : hard blow for Burundian refugees, schools and churches closed in Nyarugusu and Nduta

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, October 1, 2025 – The 2025-2026 school year begins in uncertainty for thousands of Burundian refugee children in Tanzania. Since Monday, more than ten schools, including four secondary schools, have been closed in the...

British scientist, activist Jane Goodall dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 91, the institute she founded said. Goodall died of natural causes, the...

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall dies at 91

Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded said on Wednesday. Goodall died of natural causes...

Tanzania : hard blow for Burundian refugees, schools and churches closed in Nyarugusu and Nduta