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Criminalité

“My motherhood was stolen” : a patient denounces medical negligence with irreversible consequences

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 9, 2025 – In Burundian hospitals, tragedies related to medical negligence often remain unreported, stifled by fear and resignation. Yet, behind these silences, lives are

Human Rights

Gitega : former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni hospitalized in very critical condition

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 9, 2025 – Former Burundian Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, detained at Gitega Central Prison since July 2023, was hospitalized on Thursday morning at Gitega

Governance

Two weeks without power : Kirundo and Busoni on the brink of social and economic crisis

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, October 9, 2025 – For nearly two weeks, the districts of Kirundo and Busoni, located in Butanyerera province in northern Burundi, have been experiencing prolonged power

Criminalité

Giharo : the reign of fear and political impunity

SOS Médias Burundi Giharo, October 9, 2025 – In the Giharo zone, in the Musongati district, violence against members of the Uprona party and law enforcement officers is on the

Economy

Burundi : the Prime Minister calls for local consumption to preserve foreign currencies

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 8, 2025 — Faced with the scarcity of foreign currencies and the continued depreciation of the Burundi franc, the Burundian government is calling for a

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi) : three Burundian refugees kidnapped

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka (Malawi), October 8, 2025 — Three Burundian refugees, two men and a woman, were kidnapped during the night from Saturday to Sunday near the Dzaleka camp

Criminalité

Cibitoke : new gruesome discoveries, the population demands justice

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 8, 2025 — Two men were found dead Tuesday morning in the villages of Ndava-Village and Ruhagarika, in the district of Bukinanyana, Bujumbura province. These

Criminalité

Rumonge – A young woman found decapitated in Mutambara : her husband actively sought

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 8, 2025 — The lifeless body of Evelyne Mukamariza, 20 years old, was discovered Tuesday morning in her home in Mutambara village, in Rumonge district

Criminalité

Kayanza : a young girl suspected of killing her newborn placed in detention

SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, October 7, 2025 — A young girl from Kavumu village, Murima zone, Kayanza district, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, was arrested and hospitalized under police guard

Justice En

Ngozi : journalist Sandra Muhoza back in court, her lawyers demand her provisional release

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, October 7, 2025 — After more than a year in detention, journalist Sandra Muhoza, correspondent of the independent media outlet La Nova Burundi, appeared on Tuesday