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Bujumbura : General Bertin Gahungu arrested, motives remain unclear
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 21, 2025 – Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was arrested in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, and is held at the headquarters of the National
Burundi : Congolese refugees face a deadly choice between hunger and war
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2025 – As the international funding for refugees collapses, Congolese refugees living in Burundi find themselves facing a tragic dilemma : remain in increasingly
Police violence in Mitakataka : a woman seriously injured and hospitalized
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, August 20, 2025 – In Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi, outrage is widespread. On August 8, a woman was violently assaulted by a police
From the dream of emergence to the reality of hunger : Burundi at the end of its rope
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2025 – While the authorities promise to elevate Burundi to the rank of an emerging country by 2040, the daily realities paint a bleak
Kakuma (Kenya) : a Sudanese refugee murdered in gruesome circumstances
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, August 20, 2025 – The suspicious death of a Sudanese refugee in the Kakuma camp in Kenya has sparked outrage. The gruesome discovery took place on
Nyabikere : three murders in four days plunge Shombo into fear
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 20, 2025 – A gruesome series of murders has rocked the district of Shombo, in Gitega province in central Burundi. Within four days, three men
In Nakivale camp, thirst and disease threaten more than 150,000 refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, August 19, 2025 – A month has passed without a single drop of water flowing from the public taps in Nakivale camp. The consequences are serious
Bujumbura : farmers feel cheated by the fertilizer distribution
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 19, 2025 – As the growing season is in full swing, farmers in several districts of Bujumbura province (west) are alarmed : the chemical fertilizers
Dispossessed Burundians urged to refer cases to the CVR in their provinces
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, August 19, 2025 – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) officially launched its activities on Tuesday, August 19, in Ngozi, in Butanyerera province in northern Burundi,
Burundi : Colonel Arakaza jailed for fuel trafficking and attempted murder, a shock for impunity in the police
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, August 19, 2025 — Police Colonel Moïse Arakaza, nicknamed Nyeganyega, was arrested in Bujumbura and then transferred to Bururi central prison, in Burunga province in the