SOS Médias Burundi

Network of Burundian journalists formed during the May 2015 crisis, when the country's main private radio stations were attacked and shut down. Publishing anonymously from inside Burundi and from exile, it delivers independent reporting in French, Kirundi and English on politics, human rights and refugees, and has become a key alternative source on the country.

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SOS Médias Burundi at a glance

Country: Burundi
Region: Central Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: sosmediasburundi.org ↗
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How Crosswire groups SOS Médias Burundi

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Where SOS Médias Burundi sits in Burundi's press

SOS Médias Burundi is one of 4 outlets tracked in Burundi and the only digital-native outlet tracked there. By outlets tracked, Burundi ranks 29th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 64 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to SOS Médias Burundi outside Burundi, starting with Central Africa, are Corbeau News Centrafrique (Central African Republic), Journal du Cameroun (Cameroon), Alwihda Info (Chad) and Gabonreview (Gabon). Opening one of them beside SOS Médias Burundi is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.