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Burundi : arrests and targeted violence against members of the “Burundi bwa Bose” coalition in Makamba
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 12, 2025—Less than a month before the legislative and district elections scheduled for June 5, 2025, political tensions are rising in Burundi. In the southern
Double murder in Butaganzwa : an Imbonerakure arrested, two others on the run after the lynching of two elderly women
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 12, 2025 – Two elderly women were brutally killed last Friday in Rugongo, in the district of Butaganzwa (Ruyigi province) in eastern Burundi, by three
Burundi : an MP escapes a kidnapping attempt in Bujumbura
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 12, 2025 — MP Jean Baptiste Sindayigaya, a co-opted representative of the Batwa community at the National Assembly, was the victim of a particularly violent
Goma : dozens of FDLR-FARDC coalition members captured by the M23 during a security operation
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2025 – Tensions remain high in the city of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, following a security operation carried out on
Bubanza : three inmates escape from prison before being recaptured during the night
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 11, 2025 – A nighttime escape briefly disrupted security around the Bubanza central prison (western Burundi). Three men charged with robbery attempted to escape during
When poverty pushes to the worst : an infanticide shakes Bubanza
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 11, 2025 – In Gisovu, a single mother, overwhelmed by financial difficulties, was arrested for killing her three-year-old child. This tragedy calls into question the
Burundi : hate speech and intimidation in Kayanza from the campaign launch
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, May 11, 2025 – Barely underway, the electoral campaign is taking a worrying turn in certain localities. In Kabarore, in the Kayanza province of northern Burundi,
Bururi : a local Imbonerakure leader sentenced for killing his half-brother
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, May 9, 2025 – The First Instance Court of Bururi in southern Burundi sentenced Méchac Minani, a local Imbonerakure leader, on Tuesday afternoon to two years
Burundi: a tense electoral campaign, between state threats and opposition exclusion
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 9, 2025 – As the electoral campaign for the 2025 elections officially begins in Burundi, the stage is already set for a locked-down process. In
Nduta (Tanzania) : controversial interviews worry Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, May 8, 2025 – Tanzanian authorities, in collaboration with the UNHCR and the Burundian government, have launched a series of interviews with Burundian refugees in the