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Rutana : six human traffickers sentenced
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, August 3, 2025 – In Rutana, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, six men were found guilty of human trafficking. The First Instance Court sentenced them
Ndora : livestock farmers denounce stifling livestock taxation
SOS Médias Burundi, Ndora, August 3, 2025 – Livestock traders at the Ndora market in Bukinanyana district, Bujumbura province (west), are sounding the alarm over the sudden increase in district
Tanzania : new threats of forced repatriation of Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, August 2, 2025 –Tanzanian authorities are increasing pressure on Burundian refugees, this time resorting to covert threats relayed by humanitarian organizations. These organizations have warned the
More than 200 people arrested and detained in Bwambarangwe : tensions in the transport sector in Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Busoni, July 31, 2025 – A large-scale police operation led to the arrest of more than 200 people last Saturday in several provinces of Burundi. Those arrested
Burundi : Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe reappointed as Speaker of the National Assembly despite controversies
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Daniel Gélase Ndabirabe was reappointed on Thursday as Speaker of the National Assembly of Burundi. The election was held in the
Bujumbura: a second Congolese embassy official arrested and express transfers to Kinshasa amid regional tensions
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 30, 2025 – On the night of Monday, July 28, at 4:00 a.m., Félix Mweza, an official at the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of
Burunga : two women die fleeing Imbonerakure in a protected forest
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, July 30, 2025 – Two women from Nyanza district were found dead after being chased, according to witnesses, by three Imbonerakure charged with guarding a protected
Gitega : a physician sentenced to three years in prison for refusing to help a child in danger
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 31, 2025 – The First Instance Court (TGI) of Gitega, in the political capital of Burundi, sentenced Dr. Diomède Kabura to three years of penal
Ngozi : a lawyer gets 20 years for the murder of his adoptive brother, community in shock
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 30, 2025 – The verdict came like a thunderclap. The Ngozi Court of Appeal, in Butanyerera province in northern Burundi, sentenced lawyer Elvis Frank Ngendakumana