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Rumonge : angry watchmen paralyze the market, an agreement ends the crisis

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 2, 2025 – On Monday, September 1, the central market of Rumonge, in southern Burundi, was completely paralyzed for several hours following a strike by

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Goma : AFC-M23 accuses Kinshasa of violating the ceasefire and the Doha Agreement

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 2, 2025 – During a press conference held on Monday, September 1, in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, Corneille Nangaa, political coordinator of the

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Bugendana : an elderly man and a child brutally murdered in Rwisabi

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 2, 2025 – The district of Bugendana, in Gitega province (central Burundi), was rocked this weekend by two heinous crimes committed in the Rwisabi area.

Society

Karera, a tourist beauty… and the only tap for Shanga’s forgotten people

In Shanga, in Rutana district (Burunga province, southern Burundi), residents survive thanks to the Karera Falls, the only available water source for decades. Between health risks, snakes, and silence from

Criminalité

Bubanza : only one convicted out of twelve Imbonerakure prosecuted for electoral fraud

Bujumbura, September 1, 2025 – Twelve members of the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD party appeared before the First Instance Court of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province (western Burundi), for

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Bunyoni’s close friend who managed his assets seized by the courts arrested

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 1, 2025 – Donatien Mbonicura, originally from Matyazo village in the Mwaro region of Gitega province (central Burundi), was arrested on Sunday, August 24, 2025,

Criminalité

Musenyi : Congolese refugees in distress amid a wave of nighttime robberies

Musenyi, September 1, 2025 – In southern Burundi, at the Musenyi refugee site, insecurity is worsening. Congolese refugees, having fled the violence in eastern DRC, are now facing a series