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Domestic dispute in Mugina : a man stabbed by his wife
SOS Médias Burundi Mugina, August 24, 2025 – A domestic dispute turned tragic on Sunday in Mugina, Bujumbura province, western Burundi. A 30-year-old father of two was seriously injured with
Gitega : a gruesome discovery of a sexagenerian man in the Ruvyironza River
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 24, 2025 – The lifeless body of a 69-year-old man was recovered on Saturday, August 23, from the Ruvyironza River, near Jurwe village, Bukoro Zone,
Burunga : four suspects arrested in Rumonge for murder and theft of a large sum of money
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 24, 2025 – Four people, including two women, are held in the Rumonge police station cell in Burunga province, southern Burundi. They are accused of
Burunga : CNIDH calls attention to detention abuses and judicial pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, August 23, 2025 – The National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH) is sounding the alarm : many citizens are spending long months in detention without any
Rumonge : Internal disputes within the CNDD-FDD before the village elections
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 22, 2025 – With village elections scheduled for Monday, August 25, the Kanyenkoko neighborhood, located in the city of Rumonge, in Burunga province (southern part
Ruyigi : concern over the death of a former administrator and the disappearance of a trader
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, August 23, 2025 – The district and capital of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province (eastern Burundi), is plunged into a climate of concern after two mysterious events
Two young Banyamulenge arrested by the Burundian army in eastern DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 22, 2025 – Two young men, members of the Banyamulenge community, were arrested on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in the Bijombo groupment, Uvira territory, in
After his arrest, a relative joins Gahungu in detention
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 22, 2025 – On Thursday in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was arrested by the National Intelligence Service (SNR).
Burundian Parliament : private media banned
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 22, 2025 – Private media could soon be banned from covering parliamentary activities in Burundi. Even the public press would only be allowed in exceptional
Bujumbura : opposition leader Anicet Niyonkuru arrested for fraud
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 21, 2025 – The president of the opposition party Council of Patriots (CDP), Anicet Niyonkuru, was arrested on Wednesday in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of