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DRC : General Gasita’s rejection highlights anti-Tutsi climate in the east
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 2, 2025 – The protests surrounding the appointment of General Olivier Gasita in Uvira reveal, once again, the worrying resurgence of ethnic tensions in the
Photo of the week – Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge for women threatening family cohesion
In the province of Gitega, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. This social scourge is weakening relationships,
Rumonge : angry watchmen paralyze the market, an agreement ends the crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 2, 2025 – On Monday, September 1, the central market of Rumonge, in southern Burundi, was completely paralyzed for several hours following a strike by
Goma : AFC-M23 accuses Kinshasa of violating the ceasefire and the Doha Agreement
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 2, 2025 – During a press conference held on Monday, September 1, in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, Corneille Nangaa, political coordinator of the
Bugendana : an elderly man and a child brutally murdered in Rwisabi
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 2, 2025 – The district of Bugendana, in Gitega province (central Burundi), was rocked this weekend by two heinous crimes committed in the Rwisabi area.
Karera, a tourist beauty… and the only tap for Shanga’s forgotten people
In Shanga, in Rutana district (Burunga province, southern Burundi), residents survive thanks to the Karera Falls, the only available water source for decades. Between health risks, snakes, and silence from
Bubanza : only one convicted out of twelve Imbonerakure prosecuted for electoral fraud
Bujumbura, September 1, 2025 – Twelve members of the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD party appeared before the First Instance Court of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province (western Burundi), for
Bunyoni’s close friend who managed his assets seized by the courts arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 1, 2025 – Donatien Mbonicura, originally from Matyazo village in the Mwaro region of Gitega province (central Burundi), was arrested on Sunday, August 24, 2025,
Musenyi : Congolese refugees in distress amid a wave of nighttime robberies
Musenyi, September 1, 2025 – In southern Burundi, at the Musenyi refugee site, insecurity is worsening. Congolese refugees, having fled the violence in eastern DRC, are now facing a series
Ndayishimiye and the CNDD-FDD impose their order and intimidation in Gitega
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 30, 2025 – In a locked-down capital under heavy security, the Burundian government celebrated the 9th Imbonerakure Day, coupled with the CNDD-FDD’s 20th anniversary of