Ngozi: Kukatika kwa umeme kwa muda mrefu kunalemaza biashara na kuzidisha ukosefu wa usalama Kaskazini

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, Septemba 15, 2025 – Katika maeneo ya Kirundo, Ngozi, na Kayanza, kukatika kwa umeme kunatatiza sana maisha ya kila siku na shughuli za kiuchumi. Huko Regideso, kampuni pekee inayomilikiwa na serikali inayohusika na...

James Hope University appoints Nosike  as vice chancellor

Education PROF. Austin Nosike, an economist and management scholar, has been appointed as the vice chancellor of James Hope University, Lekki-Lagos, Nigeria. A statement by the Board of Trustees of the University dated August 8, stated that the...

ASU supports Mastercard Foundation Scholars across Africa

What does it mean to create change in the world? For the students supported by the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, it means having the chance to reimagine their future and, in turn, shape the future of their communities. This fall, 40...

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...

Govt Council: Morocco expands school infrastructure as 8.2 million students return to classrooms

More than 8.2 million students across Morocco began the 2025-26 school year this week, with the government highlighting new infrastructure and teacher recruitment as part of efforts to strengthen public education. Education Minister Mohamed Saad...

Consummate Communicator and Don, Prof. Nosike appointed VC, James Hope University, Lekki-Lagos

Consummate Communicator, leading Economist and Management scholar as well as Don with three decades of experience in higher education and human capacity building, Prof. Austin Nosike, has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of James Hope University,...

Rumonge : power outages and suspicions of corruption at Regideso

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 14, 2025 – In Rumonge, the power has gone out. In this port city located in southwestern Burundi, residents have been experiencing long power outages for several days, plunging the population into anger and...

Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Mining in Western Uganda.

By Shivan Ayebare The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, together with the Police Mineral Protection Unit, has stepped up operations against illegal mining in Western Uganda, leading to multiple arrests, impounded trucks, and the closure...

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...

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...

Soil erosion is tearing DRC cities apart: what’s causing urb...

In fast-growing cities like some in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heavy rains are carving huge scars into the land. Known as urban gullies, these deep erosion channels can swallow homes, destroy roads and displace entire communities....

It’s all systems go as the Mkwawa Rally revs off

MOROGORO: THE fierce chase for the African Rally Championship (ARC) title between Yassin Nasser and Samman Vohra is the top order of the Mkwawa Rally of Tanzania ahead of its flag off in Morogoro early tomorrow. Bringing to Morogoro 23 cars from...

How to watch Man City vs Napoli: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams, team news

The Man City vs Napoli live stream sees Pep Guardiola's side kick-start their Champions League campaign against Italian opposition. Man City were crowned kings of the continent just two years ago, but they fell well short in this competition last...

Inside the renewed escalation in eastern Congo as peace deals falter

Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an escalation that experts say risks reigniting the simmering conflict, which US President Donald Trump claims to have...

Karan returns as Samman, Yasin fight for ARC title

After crashing out of the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla event in early July, FIA African Rally champion Karan Patel is back for the season-closing ARC Mkwawa Rally of Tanzania headed for Morogoro this weekend (September 19-21). Karan and his...

Meet the Journalists Fighting to Save Voice of America

“Few people in America know about VOA,” explains Jerreat. Despite being little-known in its own country, the international broadcaster reached a weekly audience of more than 361 million people in 49 languages in 2024. Its reach was uniquely strong...

In Congo, army and rebels dig in for war Trump says is over

KINSHASA - Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an escalation that experts say risks reigniting the simmering conflict, which U.S. President Donald Trump...

Ministers commit to fast-tracking common HE area by 2030

EAST AFRICA Ministers responsible for Higher Education from the eight East African Community partner states have reaffirmed their commitment to fully operationalising the East African Community Common Higher Education Area (EACHEA) by 2030, writes...

Analysis-In Congo, army and rebels dig in for war Trump says is over

By Sonia Rolley, Jessica Donati and Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) -Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an escalation that experts say risks reigniting the...

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...