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Cibitoke : the district police commissioner accused of extorting motorcycle riders
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 23, 2025 —In Rugombo, in the Cibitoke district in northwest Burundi, tensions are rising between motorcycle riders and the district police commissioner, Jechonias Ntirampeba. Several
Musenyi : the Musongati administration wants to restore order and strengthen transparency at the refugee site
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, October 23, 2025 — Claudine Niyoyitungira, administrator of Musongati district in Burunga province, southern Burundi, conducted a field visit on Wednesday to the Musenyi refugee site,
Rumonge : four tax collectors arrested for embezzlement
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 23, 2025 — Four tax collectors from the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, were arrested on Monday, October 20, by the
South Kivu : the Banyamulenge GAKONDO coalition alerts Washington to an “extermination campaign” carried out with the support of Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, October 23, 2025 – The global GAKONDO coalition, a group of Banyamulenge community organizations, sent an urgent letter to Massad Fares Boulos, Senior Advisor to the
Bujumbura : At the Oasis orphanage in Gihosha, children exposed to inadequate care
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 22, 2025 – The Oasis orphanage, located in Gihosha, near the Marian Shrine of Schoenstatt – Mont Sion Gikungu, in the north of the commercial
Uvira : the Congolese army changes the command as fighting intensifies
SOS Médias Burundi – Uvira, October 22, 2025 – Faced with escalating clashes between the FARDC and the M23 rebel movement in several territories of South Kivu, Kinshasa has reshuffled
Bubanza : farmers worried about delayed rains and seed shortages
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, October 22, 2025 — Although the first agricultural season was supposed to begin several weeks ago, farmers in Bubanza still haven’t seen any rain. Between unpredictable
DRC : the WFP finally resumes food distribution to Burundian refugees after more than ten months of silence
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, October 21, 2025 – After more than ten months without direct food assistance, the World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed food distribution to Burundian refugees in
Burundi : Aluchoto deplores cases of kidnappings and arbitrary arrests
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 21, 2025 – On the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, Aluchoto warns of arbitrary arrests and unjustified detentions in Burundi, calling on
Gitega : the lifeless body of a mother of eight discovered in Nyamagana
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 21, 2025 – The body of Denise Bigirimana, mother of eight, was found in a small bush in Nyamagana, sparking shock and questions among residents