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Nakivale (Uganda): Nearly 10,000 new refugees welcomed in precarious conditions
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, April 26, 2025 – More than 10,000 asylum seekers, mainly Congolese and Burundian, have just been granted refugee status in Uganda. But in Nakivale, their daily
Crisis in Eastern DRC: Washington relaunches dialogue between the DRC and Rwanda, Brussels strengthens its diplomatic engagement
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 26, 2025 – Under the auspices of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a major meeting took place on April 25 in Washington between Thérèse
Bururi: Man killed by his half-brother, population fears impunity
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, April 25, 2025 – A family tragedy amid a land dispute turned deadly this Thursday, April 24, on Rushemeza hill in Bururi commune and province (southern
Gitega : a man killed with a machete in Itaba – witchcraft suspected
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 24, 2025 — A new gruesome discovery has shocked the population of Rukobe 2 village, in Itaba district, central Burundi. Déo Bakevyumusaya, a 55-year-old man,
Makamba: Two CNL activists illegally detained for 16 days before their transfer to the prosecutor’s office
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, April 24, 2025 — Two opposition activists supporting CNL party (National Congress for Freedom) were transferred this Wednesday, April 23, to the Makamba prosecutor’s office, after
DRC : a truce announced between Kinshasa and the M23 under Qatari mediation, but fighting continues in the east
SOS Médias Burundi Despite a joint declaration announcing a truce between the Congolese government and the M23 under the auspices of Qatar, armed clashes continue in the eastern Democratic Republic
Tanzania : humanitarian NGOs threatened to close, thousands of Burundian refugees fear forced repatriation
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 24, 2025 — Burundian refugees living in the Tanzanian camps of Nduta and Nyarugusu, in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, are increasingly worried. During
South Kivu : Burundian Tutsi refugees targeted by ethnic hatred and authorities’ inaction
SOS Médias Burundi In the Mulongwe and Lusenda camps in South Kivu, eastern Congo, thousands of Burundian Tutsi refugees live under constant threat. Discrimination, violence, and deprivation : they accuse
Cibitoke : a teenager found dead in Rugombo, residents blame the Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi A gruesome tragedy unfolded on Tuesday, April 22, in Rusiga village in the district of Rugombo, near Cibitoke (the town center of the northwest province), where the
Alleged departure of the CNIDH chairperson : between accusations of embezzlement and political tensions
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 22, 2025 – The Burundian political scene is rocked by what appears to be a new political and financial scandal. The chairperson of the National