Burundi : promotions, salaries, assignments… female employees denounce sexual harassment

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 17, 2026 — Workers who are victims of physical, psychological, or sexual violence in the workplace do not always dare to report the incidents. This situation constitutes an obstacle to the prevention and fight against …

How the M23 conflict strengthened Congo-Burundi alliance

The advance of M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may have pushed Kinshasa and Bujumbura into one of their closest periods of cooperation in recent years. Yet, while security concerns remain at the heart of the relationship, the partnership …

Burundi to join East African payment network by December 2026

Burundi will join the East African Payment System by December 2026, enabling real-time cross-border payments and advancing efforts to reduce reliance on foreign currencies in regional trade. The Bank of the Republic of Burundi told a meeting of East …

UNESCO Establishes the Operational Framework for Dialogue and Trauma Healing Activities in Burundi

Building on this shared foundation, participants then defined the modalities for implementing the cultural, media and community based interventions. Discussions focused in particular on the organization of artistic residencies, the use of art as a means of …

When rhetoric tests responsibility: Burundi, Rwanda and the burden of African Union leadership

Experts on how Burundi, DR Congo ignored Gatumba massacre

CEPI, Free Tech Institute Explore Pathways to Boost Tech Sector in Cameroon, Burundi

By Boris Esono Nwenfor BUEA, PAV – The Cameroon Economic Policy Institute (CEPI), in partnership with the Free Tech Institute, have examined the opportunities and challenges confronting the technology sectors in Cameroon and Burundi with a focus on …

Burundi’s Gatumba Massacre: 22 Years Later, Banyamulenge Survivors Still Seek Answers

8 The Banyamulenge community in Rwanda held the 22nd commemoration of the Gatumba massacre which occurred on August 13, 20024 in Burundi. KIGALI – For Kimararungu Musamatare, survival began with pretending to be someone he was not. In 1996, as violence …

Rutaremara on how Burundi shielded genocide suspects

Bubanza : amid cholera outbreak, drinking water becomes a luxury

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, August 17, 2026 — In several neighborhoods of the Bubanza zone, in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, access to drinking water is becoming increasingly difficult. Residents say they can go up to five days, or …