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Rutana: twenty years in prison for arson and aggravated theft
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, August 16, 2025 – The Rutana First Instance Court, in the southern province of Burunga, sentenced Égide Njejimana on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to twenty years
Two tragedies rock Gitega province : one man fatally beaten and another found hanged
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 14, 2025 – Gitega province, in the center of the small east African nation, was marked, during the same week, by two separate tragedies that
Bujumbura : Colonel Moïse Arakaza, alias Nyeganyega, detained for illegal fuel trafficking
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 14, 2025 – Police Colonel Moïse Arakaza, alias Nyeganyega—often cited in cases of human rights violations—was arrested on Thursday in Bujumbura. He is suspected of
Burunga : an arson attack at a traditional healer’s home, the instigator still at large
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, August 14, 2025 – A man has been detained for nearly a month in the cells of the Makamba prosecutor’s office in Burunga province, southern Burundi.
Gatumba massacre : endless mourning for the Banyamulenge
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu / Bujumbura – August 13, 2025 – Twenty-one years after the Gatumba massacre, the pain remains raw and the thirst for justice undiminished. On Wednesday, the
M23 war : Imbonerakure returning from the DRC speak of betrayal
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 12, 2025 – Eight months after leaving to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, several young Imbonerakure say
Nduta (Tanzania) : two Burundian refugees kidnapped and found dead
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, August 12, 2025 – Two Burundian refugees were kidnapped in the middle of the camp by a Tanzanian police vehicle, before being found dead two weeks
Gitega plunged into darkness : power and drinking water outages paralyze the city
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 12, 2025 – Since last week, the city of Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, has been plunged into darkness. Repeated
Musenyi : teenage pregnancies shatter young refugee girls’ hope for the future
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 12, 2025 – The Musenyi site, located in Burunga province, southern Burundi, is home to more than 19,000 Congolese refugees who have fled the war
Burundi : Congolese Rrefugees in distress faced with dwindling aid
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 9, 2025 – Amid rising humanitarian needs and dwindling international resources, the regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Africa,