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Uvira : M23 takes control of the city without resistance
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, December 10, 2025 – The city of Uvira, in South Kivu, fell to the M23 rebel movement on the night of December 9. The fighters entered
Massive influx of Congolese refugees into Burundi : armed infiltrations, security tensions, and a major humanitarian crisis
Kaburantwa – Ruyigi, December 10, 2025 – Thousands of Congolese refugees have crossed the Burundian border since the night of December 7-8, fleeing violent clashes between the FARDC (Armed Forces
South Kivu : the war in the east exacerbates tensions between Burundi and Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 9, 2025 — During a meeting Monday afternoon with diplomats accredited to Burundi and representatives of regional and international organizations, Burundian Foreign Minister Edouard Bizimana
South Kivu : M23 seizes Sange, triggering a massive influx into Burundi and a retreat of Burundian troops
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 9, 2025 — The town of Sange, located in the Uvira territory of South Kivu, fell on Monday under the control of the armed group
Burunga on alert : cholera is gaining ground, authorities mobilized
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, December 9, 2025 – 260 confirmed cases in Mvugo and Mugerama, 2 deaths, and new outbreaks detected in Rutumo : the cholera epidemic is spreading rapidly
Photo of the week-Ruyigi : the alarming rise in theft shakes the district
The district of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, has been experiencing a worrying increase in insecurity since the end of June. In recent days, the frequency and audacity of
Burundi – DRC: increasingly heavy sacrifices for the Burundian army
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 8, 2025 – Since March 2023, the Burundi National Defense Force’s (FDNB) deployment in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues to expose Burundian soldiers to
Sange : over 30 dead after a deadly explosion in the heart of the city
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 7, 2025 – More than thirty people were killed Sunday evening in the city of Sange, South Kivu, after a bomb exploded in a populated
South Kivu : civilians killed and abducted in Mikalati – the Burundian army again accused
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 7, 2025 – The security situation deteriorated sharply this weekend in South Kivu, where an attack attributed to Burundian soldiers targeted civilians returning from the
Nduta (Tanzania) : MSF celebrates 10 years
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, December 7, 2025 — Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is celebrating ten years of providing medical services to Burundian refugees in the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania.