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Rumonge : seven people arrested in a land dispute in Gatete
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 3, 2025 – Seven people representing a dozen families were arrested on Wednesday on Gatete village, in Rumonge district, in Burunga province, southern Burundi. They
Acquitted prisoners still incarcerated in Mpimba : Ntabariza sounds the alarm
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 4, 2025 – More than a hundred people, despite having been acquitted by the Burundian courts, remain unjustly detained in Bujumbura’s central prison, known as
Burundi : an RTNB journalist arrested, heavy silence in local media
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2025 – Journalist Marius Muhirwe, employed in the news department of the Burundi National Radio and Television (RTNB), was arrested on Wednesday in Bujumbura
Gitega : the province plagued by violence and summary executions
Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — Gitega province, once a haven of relative peace, is now rocked by a wave of disturbing violence. On Tuesday, September 2, two people were killed
Kaburantwa – DRC : Burundian military convoys en route to South Kivu, amid regional tensions and official silence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — For three days, heavy Burundian military convoys have been passing through the town of Kaburantwa, in the Cibitoke region of Bujumbura province,
A mother, a life, a bullet : anger after the death of a pregnant Congolese woman at the border
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2025 – She was carrying life. She was transporting fuel. She died from bullets.On the night of September 2-3, on the border village of
Convicted of a non-existent offense : Rachelle Mfatukobiri, 88 years old, jailed for six years in Mpimba
Rachelle Mfatukobiri, 88 years old, has been detained for six years in Bujumbura Central Prison, known as Mpimba, following a conviction for witchcraft, an offense not recognized by the Burundian
Nakivale (Uganda) : at least four motorcyclists killed in one month, raising concerns in the refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, September 3, 2025 – The Nakivale refugee camp, located in Isingiro district, southwest Uganda, has been rocked by a series of murders targeting motorcycle riders. At
DRC : General Gasita’s rejection highlights anti-Tutsi climate in the east
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 2, 2025 – The protests surrounding the appointment of General Olivier Gasita in Uvira reveal, once again, the worrying resurgence of ethnic tensions in the
Photo of the week – Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge for women threatening family cohesion
In the province of Gitega, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. This social scourge is weakening relationships,