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Kinama :alcohol, a poison that destroys the youth and families of the camp

SOS Médias Burundi, Muyinga, July 4, 2025 – At the Kinama refugee camp, in the district of Gasorwe, Muyinga province, in northeastern Burundi, excessive alcohol consumption is a cause for

Criminalité

Mutwana : exclusion and essure on the sidelines of the village-based elections

SOS Médias Burundi, Rutana, July 4, 2025 – As the elections of councilors for village on Mutwana village approach, located in the Butezi zone of Giharo district, Rutana province, southeastern

Criminalité

Gitega : a young mother ends her husband’s life for infidelity

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 8, 2025 – A family tragedy has rocked the Rurengera village, in the Rwisabe zone of Bugendana district, in central Burundi. Béatrice Ndayikengurukiye, a 33-year-old

Society

Burundi – Mwaro : over 140 cases of gender-based violence in six months, with economic violence leading the way

SOS Médias Burundi Mwaro, July 5, 2025 – Gender-based violence continues to ravage Burundian homes in a heavy silence. In Mwaro province – now part of the current Gitega province

Justice En

Burundi – impunity in Buhumuza : an elderly man beaten by Imbonerakure after criticizing the government

SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, July 5, 2025 – A sexagenarian man was violently attacked by youths affiliated with the ruling party after denouncing electoral fraud. The case outraged the local

Health

Burundi : an unknown disease kills two people in Makamba, the population on alert

SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 5, 2025 – A mysterious disease has killed two people in Makamba district, now part of Burunga province, in southern Burundi. Health authorities are trying

Criminalité

14 life sentences, the verdict expected on Tuesday

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 7, 2025 – The First Instance Court of Bujumbura (western Burundi) delivered its closing arguments on Monday, July 7, in the case of the massacre

Governance

Giharo : controversy surrounding decisions of hillside notables amidst political interference and violations of moral norms

SOS Médias Burundi Giharo, July 7, 2025 – A wind of protest is blowing through the district of Giharo, in Rutana province – now Burunga (southeastern Burundi) – following a

Society

Ciibitoke : a farmer brutally beaten to death in a disputed field

SOS Médias Burundi, Cibitoke, – The lifeless body of Julienne Nahayo, 59 years old, was discovered Sunday afternoon in a cassava field in Gabiro-Ruvyagira village, in the Rugombo zone, Cibitoke

Criminalité

Gitega : a conflict over theft ends in murder among the Batwa minority group

SOS Mëdias Burundi Gitega, July 7, 2025 – In Gitega (central Burundi), a conflict over the sharing of stolen goods turned tragic within the Batwa community. A quarrel between three