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...

Burundi : triple murder of Italian nuns, 11years of silence and mystery

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 11, 2025 – Eleven years after the cowardly murder of three sisters from the Xaverian missionary community, originally from Italy, the Burundian justice system has still not identified or brought to justice...

Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : a hospital closed, Burundian refugees contact the UNHCR

SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, September 11, 2025 – The NGO Medical Team International has closed one of its hospitals in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, a decision that has sparked anger and despair among Burundian refugees. This hospital,...

Burundi hails China's support for long-term development vision

BUJUMBURA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian government has commended China for its support in advancing Burundi's development, a senior official said Tuesday evening during celebrations marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the...

Meheba (Zambia) : a death that irritates refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, September 14, 2025 – The death of a 60-year-old Burundian refugee in Meheba camp in northwestern Zambia has sparked anger and indignation among refugees. The victim, Jean Pierre Niyongabo, originally from Bururi province...

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 to precarious activities to survive. Faced with this...

Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu transferred to a Bujumbura hospital

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 10, 2025 – Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was transferred on Tuesday afternoon to a hospital in the commercial capital, Bujumbura, sources familiar with the case told SOS Médias Burundi. According...

Medical Support Departs for 15 Countries

By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has shipped 289 shipments of requested medical aid to 40 U.S. states and territories and 15 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 2.4 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...

Mpox No Longer International Health Emergency: WHO 

The viral infection spreads through close contact and typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. “This decision is based on sustained declines in cases and as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in other affected countries...

Gitega : the province plagued by violence and summary executions

Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — Gitega province, once a haven of relative peace, is now rocked by a wave of disturbing violence. On Tuesday, September 2, two people were killed in the space of a few hours in the province, sparking shock and anger...

Samia vows smooth trade links

Plans to turn Kigoma into a major business hub KIGOMA: CCM presidential candidate Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday vowed to further improve and strengthen the transport sector, describing it as a vital pillar in the country’s economic growth....

Burundi eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO’s African Region to reach this important milestone. Trachoma is also the first neglected...

Mpox outbreak no longer a global health emergency, WHO chief says

The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency's director said Friday. The new form of mpox emerged in early 2024 in Congo and neighboring African countries,...

WHO: Mpox no longer an international health emergency

Malaba resident Pius Etyang is vaccinated against Mpox at Safe Stop in Malaba /HILTON OTENYO The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...

WHO Says Mpox No Longer A Global Health Emergency, But Africa Remains Vigilant

WHO Says Mpox No Longer A Global Health Emergency, But Africa Remains Vigilant | Photo: PTI Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the spread of mpox (monkeypox) in Africa no longer represents a Public Health Emergency of...

Mpox no longer a global public health emergency: WHO

The spread of mpox (monkeypox) in Africa no longer represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, reported Xinhua. WHO's Emergency Committee has met every three months to...

WHO winds down mpox public health emergency

After just over a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced an end to the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for mpox outbreaks in Africa, which has resulted in new patterns of transmission, emergence of new...

WHO declares end of global health emergency over Mpox

Daijiworld Media Network – Geneva Geneva, Sep 5: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that Mpox no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, marking a major step in controlling the outbreak. WHO...

WHO says mpox no longer a global public health emergency

GENEVA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The spread of mpox (monkeypox) in Africa no longer represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday. WHO's Emergency Committee has met every three...

WHO Lifts Global Public Health Emergency On Mpox

Following a steady decline in cases and deaths of MPox in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other affected countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday declared that the disease no longer represents a global Public Health...