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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 : 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...
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 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...
“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...
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...
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...
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....
Gitega : a physician sentenced to three years in prison for refusing to help a child in danger
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 31, 2025 – The First Instance Court (TGI) of Gitega, in the political capital of Burundi, sentenced Dr. Diomède Kabura to three years of penal servitude on Wednesday for failure to assist a patient in danger. The...
Burundi : the public transportation crisis spreads, passengers and businesses on their knees
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2025 – In Burundi, a strike by bus and taxi drivers has paralyzed travel throughout the country since last Sunday. Fueled by fuel shortages and government sanctions, this crisis is plunging travelers and...
Tanzania : new threats of forced repatriation of Burundian refugees
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, August 2, 2025 – Tanzanian authorities are increasing pressure on Burundian refugees, this time resorting to covert threats relayed by humanitarian organizations. These organizations have warned the refugees that their...
United States has temporarily ban on Burundian nationals
Zambian Observer
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August 5, 2025
The United States has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to Burundian nationals, citing repeated violations of visa regulations. The announcement was made by the U.S. Embassy in Burundi on Monday, August 4, with officials warning that...
US Imposes Temporary Travel Ban On Burundians
Channels TV
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August 4, 2025
The United States has temporarily banned travellers from Burundi, its embassy in the tiny Great Lakes nation said on Monday, citing “repeated violations”. Travellers from the impoverished country were among seven countries to have a partial ban...
US Imposes Temporary Travel Ban on Burundi
News Central TV
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August 4, 2025
The United States has imposed a temporary travel ban on individuals from Burundi, according to a statement from its embassy in the small Great Lakes nation on Monday, citing “repeated violations.” Individuals from the country were included among...
More than 200 people arrested and detained in Bwambarangwe : tensions in the transport sector in Burundi
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Busoni, July 31, 2025 – A large-scale police operation led to the arrest of more than 200 people last Saturday in several provinces of Burundi. Those arrested were transferred to the Bwambarangwe police station, in Busoni...