Tanzania vets all foreigners in fresh crackdown

Tanzania has launched a nationwide operation targeting foreigners living and working in the country illegally. This follows the ban on foreigners engaging in around 15 small-scale trades in July. According to officials, the crackdown will affect...

‘I flew from Burundi to Birmingham aged 10 – then got put into care until I had a DNA test…’ Saido Berahino opens up on his journey from war-torn Burundi to the Premier League

The game of football has a unifying power to bring together players from all backgrounds and the ability to change countless lives for the better. The sport’s history is littered with the most unlikely origin stories, tales where a youngster can...

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...

Which Countries Use Russian Fighter Jets?

After World War II, two nations became the largest producers of fighter jets: the United States and the Soviet Union. Both countries routinely export their fighters to allied nations around the world, so you can find aviators flying Russian...

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...

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...

Two young Banyamulenge arrested by the Burundian army in eastern DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 22, 2025 – Two young men, members of the Banyamulenge community, were arrested on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in the Bijombo groupment, Uvira territory, in South Kivu province in eastern DRC, bordering Burundi. They...

From the dream of emergence to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its rope

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...

Long-promised Burundi-Tanzania rail corridor kicks off

Tanzania and Burundi broke ground on a long-promised cross-border railway linking East Africa’s landlocked regions to the port of Dar es Salaam. The $2.15 billion 282-kilometer (175-mile) electrified line is a key leg of the “Central Corridor”...

Government council to debate banking law, anti-doping decree, and tax treaty Thursday

HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics with MAPMonday 15 September 2025 - 23:33 A government council, chaired by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, is set to convene on Thursday, according to a press release from his office. At the beginning of...

Tanzania and Burundi Launch $2.15 Billion Cross-Border Railway Project

Tanzania, Africa – Tanzania and Burundi have officially started building a new $2.15 billion railway that will connect Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern Burundi. Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa laid the foundation stone...

Back to school – parents strangled by soaring prices

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 13, 2025 – With the start of the school year scheduled for Monday, September 15, anxiety is growing in Gitega households : the soaring prices of school supplies and uniforms are putting parents under severe...

Tanzania and Burundi begin construction on $2.15bn line

Tanzania and Burundi have officially commenced the construction of a $2.15bn cross-border standard gauge railway that will connect Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern Burundi. The line will be used for passenger services and frieght...

“Do not stop on the path of reconciliation”: Cardinal Parolin Concludes Burundi Visit with Call for Unity, Peace

“Strengthen peace in the land you inhabit, entrust your sorrows and anxieties to God, the Father of all love, to Christ the Savior, and to the Spirit of truth,” Cardinal Parolin said. Reflecting on his stay in Burundi, the Vatican Secretary of...

Dispossessed Burundians urged to refer cases to the CVR in their provinces

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, August 19, 2025 – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) officially launched its activities on Tuesday, August 19, in Ngozi, in Butanyerera province in northern Burundi, to collect complaints related to land and...

Tanzania, Burundi launch construction of $2bln joint SGR project

Burundi and Tanzania on Saturday kicked off the construction of the cross-border standard gauge railway line, marking a milestone in the countries’ infrastructure development. President Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye and Tanzanian Prime Minister...

Kenya’s Craydel Expands into Burundi, Tanzania, Strengthening Pan-African EdTech Footprint

Advertisements Kenyan edtech startup Craydel has extended its reach into Burundi and Tanzania, becoming the first education technology firm from Kenya to establish operations across seven African markets. Being its fourth expansion in less than a...

Tanzania, Burundi hailed for strategic cross-border SGR project

DAR ES SALAAM: ACADEMICS and analysts have lauded Tanzania and Burundi for forging a strategic partnership in implementing a cross-border electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, saying it will significantly boost trade volumes and enhance...

CRDB raises billions in Tanzania, DRC, Burundi

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...

In Ngagara, a new body dumped in a bag raises concern

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 11, 2025 – One month after a first gruesome discovery, a new body was found on Wednesday in Ngagara, confirming fears of growing insecurity in this northern Bujumbura neighborhood. The lifeless body of a...