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The term of the Special Rapporteur on Burundi renewed
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2025 — The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to extend for one year the term of Fortuné Gaétan Zongo, UN Special Rapporteur
DRC : Catholic bishops oppose the death penalty imposed on Joseph Kabila
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 7, 2025 – The death sentence imposed on former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, by the High Military Court in
Ruyigi : two cases of Mpox detected in the Nyankanda refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, October 6, 2025 – The apparent calm of the Congolese refugee camp of Nyankanda, located in the district of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, was
Burundi : a 76-year-old man sentenced to a life jail despite lack of evidence in a rape case
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 6, 2025 – Lazare Safari, a disabled man in his seventies, has been detained since 2021 in Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, after being
Burundi : the press under control at the National Assembly
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 6, 2025 — Journalists’ access to the National Assembly of Burundi is becoming increasingly restricted. Following the gradual exclusion of private media last August, a
Photo of the week – Bujumbura : mass arrests of Congolese, fear takes hold in the capital
A climate of fear and uncertainty has taken hold within the Congolese community living in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The cause : a series of searches and arrests
Cibitoke and Bukinanyana hit by cholera : 13 deaths and nearly 500 cases recorded
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, October 4, 2025 – Since September 4, a cholera epidemic has struck several villages in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in northwestern Burundi. According to
Nduta (Tanzania) : several dozen houses destroyed by torrential rains
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, October 4, 2025 – Torrential rain accompanied by strong winds hit the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, located in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, overnight
Bujumbura : mass arrests of Congolese, fear takes hold in the capital
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 4, 2025 – A climate of fear and uncertainty has taken hold within the Congolese community living in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi. The
Four boys rescued from human trafficking between Burundi and Tanzania
SOS Médias BurundiRumonge, October 3, 2025 — Four teenagers from southern Burundi were repatriated on Monday after falling victims to a human trafficking network operating between Burundi and Tanzania. These