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Nakivale : hunger kills, a Congolese refugee dies in front of the UNHCR

Nakivale : hunger kills, a Congolese refugee dies in front of the UNHCR

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, July 2, 2025 – Hunger has struck again in refugee camps in Uganda. A Congolese refugee, a member of the Banyamulenge community, died Tuesday evening in the Nakivale camp after a week of hunger strike. He was protesting...

Nduta (Tanzania) : two Burundian refugees killed in a road accident, their families demand compensation

Nduta (Tanzania) : two Burundian refugees killed in a road accident, their families demand compensation

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, July 2, 2025 – A tragic accident occurred on Monday in the Nduta refugee camp, located in Kibondo District, northwest Tanzania. A truck belonging to a Chinese road construction agency hit a group of Burundian refugees,...

Six people accused of witchcraft are killed by mob who burn two alive, stone others to death or fatally beat them with clubs

Six people accused of witchcraft are killed by mob who burn two alive, stone others to death or fatally beat them with clubs

By SOPHIA STANFORD Published: 12:24 EDT, 2 July 2025 | Updated: 16:47 EDT, 2 July 2025 Six people accused of witchcraft have been burned alive, stoned or beaten to death in an act of 'horrific, unspeakable barbarity' in Burundi. The mob dragged...

Africa Rail Infrastructure Powers Mineral Trade Growth

Africa Rail Infrastructure Powers Mineral Trade Growth

Africa rail Infrastructure is getting a new lease of life. Important transportation lines are swiftly increasing to make the continent’s natural resources more accessible and improve trade linkages across the globe. The Italian development bank...

Tanzania to host Pan-African social security summit

DAR ES SALAAM, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior official announced Sunday. The summit, to be held on July 10 in the northern city of...

6 people accused of witchcraft killed, 2 burned alive, official says

6 people accused of witchcraft killed, 2 burned alive, official says

Six people accused of witchcraft were killed, burned alive, stoned or beaten by a militia in Burundi, a local official told AFP on Wednesday. The official and witnesses, who all asked for anonymity, said the incident happened on Monday after...

Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa

Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa

(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...

DRC : a military drone shoots down a humanitarian plane in Minembwe – AFC denounces a “war crime” against the Banyamulenge

DRC : a military drone shoots down a humanitarian plane in Minembwe – AFC denounces a “war crime” against the Banyamulenge

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, July 1, 2025 — A civilian plane carrying medicines was shot down by a Congolese military drone as it approached the Kiziba airstrip (Minembwe), in Fizi territory, South Kivu province. The incident, which occurred on...

From Awareness to Action: Informaction Theory of Change and ...

From Awareness to Action: Informaction Theory of Change and ...

The theme "From Awareness to Action: Strengthening Open Societies through Scientific Literacy" speaks to the Advocacy for Alleged Witches' theory of change, that is Informaction Theory of Change. This theory codifies an attempt to provide the...

Kiswahili Day’s global celebration brightens Swedish capital

STOCKHOLM: It was a colourful event when the Tanzanian Embassy in Sweden, in collaboration with Tanzanian diaspora communities , successfully staged a grand celebration to the World’s Kiswahili Day in the Swedish capital, Stockholm on July 5, this...

Africa’s freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent

Africa’s freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent

While some nations continue to deepen civil liberties and democratic norms, others are sliding further into authoritarian rule. According to the 2025 Freedom House report, freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year worldwide, reflecting a...

Texas floods: Dozens dead, girls swept away from summer camp still missing

Texas floods: Dozens dead, girls swept away from summer camp still missing

Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared today a day of prayer for those impacted by the devastating floods that swept through Central Texas in the United States over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. At the time of publishing, at least 51 people had...

Rumonge : school results blocked, volunteer teachers angry

Rumonge : school results blocked, volunteer teachers angry

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 29, 2025 — In several secondary schools in the district of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi), end-of-year report cards have still not been given to pupils. The cause : volunteer teachers are refusing to submit the...

Cibitoke : report cards held hostage by volunteer teachers

Cibitoke : report cards held hostage by volunteer teachers

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 29, 2025 – For several months, a silent crisis has been shaking secondary schools in Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi). Volunteer teachers, locally known as “Abakutsakivi,” are refusing to hand over pupils’...

June elections : media between satisfaction and abuses, the CNC takes stock

June elections : media between satisfaction and abuses, the CNC takes stock

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 1, 2025 – The National Communication Council (CNC) expressed overall satisfaction with the conduct of the media during the district and legislative elections of June 5, 2025. Its president, Espérance Ndayizeye,...

A body discovered on the beach of Lake Tanganyika in Gitaza

A body discovered on the beach of Lake Tanganyika in Gitaza

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 30, 2025 – A body was discovered on Sunday morning, around 6:30 AM, on the beach of Lake Tanganyika, in the center of Gitaza, in Muhuta district, Rumonge province, located in southwestern Burundi. The victim has...

Cape Town's cold front causes severe flooding, leading to Gift of the Givers' humanitarian response

Cape Town's cold front causes severe flooding, leading to Gift of the Givers' humanitarian response

Gift of the Givers said they are being swamped with calls from communities across the Cape Metro area due to the heavy impact of the cold front, resulting in floods and rain that has impacted thousands of people. The latest update from the Western...

Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official

Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official

The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for over 84 per cent of Mpox cases across Africa. The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week...

Witch Hunts Targeting The Elderly, Women And Disabled In Nigeria, Other African Countries Must End, Says Advocacy Group

A leading human rights group, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW), has called for urgent and sustained action to end witch hunts across Africa, describing the practice as a brutal and outdated system of violence fuelled by ignorance, fear and...

Congolese army destroys plane rebels claim was carrying aid

Congolese army destroys plane rebels claim was carrying aid

The Congolese government says it targeted an aircraft which rebels claim was delivering food aid before it was blown up in the district of Minembwe, close to the country's borders with Rwanda and Burundi. It is the latest violent incident in the...

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