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 endures ‘worst economic crisis in a country not at war’

Bujumbura : mass arrests of Congolese, fear takes hold in the capital

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 4, 2025 – A climate of fear and uncertainty has taken hold within the Congolese community living in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The cause : a series of searches and arrests carried out in...

Kenya's economy grows by 5% as shilling remains stable against US dollar, other currencies

The Central Bank of Kenya released a report showing how different sectors of the economy grew in the second quarter of 2025 According to the CBK, the value of usable foreign exchange reserves remained adequate to cover 4.7 months of imports This...

iciHaiti - Politic : UN Appoints New Resident Coordinator in Haiti

iciHaiti - Politic : UN Appoints New Resident Coordinator in Haiti 05/10/2025 10:29:50 On Friday, October 3rd, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Nicole Flora Boni Kouassi of Côte d'Ivoire as...

Burundi : alleged embezzlement of 500 million at the National Post Office – two agents arrested, one on the run

SOS Médias Burundi Muramvya, October 3, 2025 — Two agents of the National Post Office (RNP) were arrested and imprisoned in Muramvya, in Gitega province (central Burundi), while a third is currently on the run, in connection with the alleged...

Geographer Exposes Hidden Politics Behind Africa’s Failed Farm Policies

When William Moseley served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali decades ago, a conversation with a development official changed how he understood African agriculture. The official insisted cotton was crucial for everything paying off debt, reducing...

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...

Sierra Leone’s Clerk of Parliament Elected First Vice President of African Parliamentary Clerks’ Association

The Clerk of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Karmoh K. Conteh, has been elected First Vice President of the Association of Clerks and Secretaries General of African Parliaments (ASGAP). The election took place during the Association’s Sixth Annual...

The First Vice-President of the Senate urges the Governor to take action on the chalk shortage

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 2, 2025 – Since the start of the 2025-2026 school year, which opened on September 15, all basic schools in the district of Gitega, including the political capital, have been short of chalk. This is a surprising...

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...

Caster Semenya ends legal challenges, thus ending her competitive career

Lawyers representing South African two-time Olympic track champion Caster Semenya announced Thursday that they will seek no further appeals in her legal battle against World Athletics, stemming from sex testing regulations that have barred her...

Burundi – Cibitoke : farmers evicted under pretext of links to the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 1, 2025 – Since September 21, more than a hundred farming families from the Kaboya and Mbaza sub-villages, Rukana village, in the Rugombo zone, Cibitoke district in western Burundi, have been evicted from their...

Preview: Monaco vs Nice - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Ligue 1 clash between Monaco and Nice, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Another edition of the Derby de la Cote d’Azur takes place on Sunday as Monaco welcome Nice to Stade Louis II on matchday...

Kenya and Zambia battle mpox spikes as African countries manage multiple health threats

Though some of Africa’s biggest mpox hot spots continue to see downward trends, fresh spikes are occurring in other countries such as Kenya and Zambia. Meanwhile, local spread is now suspected in Senegal, following an earlier detection of an...

Bujumbura : Congolese targeted in repeated raids

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 30, 2025 – Since last Friday, several Congolese living in different neighborhoods of Burundi’s commercial capital have been targeted by raids carried out by the Burundian police. The latest operation, which...

Gitega : a police officer shoots a motorcyclist in the city center, anger rises

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 29, 2025 – An incident involving a police officer and a motorcycle taxi rider sparked outrage on Sunday, September 28, 2025, in downtown Gitega, the political capital of Burundi. According to several witnesses,...

AMG Consulting on Kenya’s economic outlook

Kenya's economic landscape is facing significant transformation following the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). As per the latest figures reported for Q2 2025, Kenya's economy grew by a robust 5.0%, driven primarily by...

Nduta (Tanzania) : several dozen houses destroyed by torrential rains

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, October 4, 2025 – Torrential rain accompanied by strong winds hit the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, located in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, overnight from Friday to Saturday. Provisional reports indicate at...

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...