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Uvira : 5 dead and several injured in a protest against General Olivier Gasita
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 8, 2025 — Violent clashes erupted on Monday in the city of Uvira (South Kivu) during a protest against the presence of Brigadier General Olivier
Buhumuza : resettlement suspended – Congolese refugees face uncertainty
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, September 8, 2025 – A delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Resettlement Service, Ruyigi office, in Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, visited
Photo of the week – Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn
David Leyssens, country director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, was ordered to leave the Burundian territory last Saturday by the authorities. According to several concordant sources within
Uvira under tension : general strike, violence, and rejection of General Gasita in a strategic city on the verge of explosion
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 7, 2025—For the past week, the city of Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been undergoing a paralyzing general strike and explosive
Burunga : a fisherman killed by hippopotamus on the shores of Lake Tanganyika
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 7, 2025 – A tragedy occurred on the shores of Lake Tanganyika during the night from Saturday to Sunday. The lifeless body of a fisherman
Meheba (Zambia) : issuance of civil status documents for refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, September 6, 2025 — After a two-day delay, the long-awaited issuance of birth certificates and identity cards to refugees and asylum seekers resumed on Thursday in
Burundi : Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu jailed in Mpimba, reasons for his detention still unknown
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 6, 2025 — Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was transferred on Saturday, September 6, at 4:30 PM to Bujumbura Central Prison, commonly known as Mpimba,
Bururi : a former police officer found dead, his family denounces a murder
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, September 5, 2025 – The lifeless body of Athanase Manirakiza, a retired police officer, was discovered early in the morning of Thursday, September 4, in a
Malawi – Dzaleka camp : refugees ordered to give up their “surplus” housing
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka (Dowa district), September 5, 2025 – Since July, a large-scale housing survey has been underway in the Dzaleka refugee camp. Conducted jointly by the United Nations
Burundi : Enabel country director ordered to leave the country after sharing a cartoon on LinkedIn
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 5, 2025 – David Leyssens, Country Director of the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) in Burundi, has been ordered to leave the country by Saturday by