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Cibitoke : five Imbonerakure sentenced to one year in prison for illegal border crossing
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 6, 2026 – The First Instance Court of Cibitoke, in the province of Bujumbura in the west of Burundi, issued a highly anticipated verdict on
Burundi : thousands of Congolese refugees left behind, while some teachers return to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura/Ruyigi, February 5, 2026 – On Thursday, February 5, sixty-five Congolese refugee teachers, residing in the commercial capital Bujumbura, a few kilometers from the city of Uvira,
National Unity in Burundi : 35 years later, a myth that doesn’t hold up to reality
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 5, 2026 – Established in a context marked by deep social and political divisions, the national unity remains one of the pillars of official discourse
Mukaza : a soldier shoots a young man dead in Sororezo
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 5, 2026 – A soldier assigned to guard the home of Burundian mediator Aimée Laurentine Kanyana fatally shot a young man early Thursday morning, February
Matana : two men arrested after a grenade found in Muheka village
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, February 4, 2026 – Frédéric Ndayikengurukiye and Patrick Harerimana were arrested on Monday, February 2, 2026, in Muheka village, in the Muheka zone of Matana district,
Cibitoke : a father found dead after a violent arrest in Buhindo
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 4, 2026 – A 40-year-old father died after being brutally beaten up and then detained in the Buhindo zone jail in the district of Cibitoke,
Cholera in Nyanza : drinking water funds vanish, the population pays with their health
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, February 3, 2026 – For more than three years, cholera has remained a persistent threat in Burundi. Officially declared in January 2023, the epidemic continues to
Fuel in Burundi : millions stolen from petrol stations under the gaze of the authorities
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 3, 2026 – The Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN) has revealed serious irregularities in fuel distribution in Burundi. According to the institution, widespread theft has
Photo of the week-Buhumuza : Busuma camp in shock, hundreds of Congolese refugees die in undignified conditions
Since December 2025, more than 300 Congolese refugees, including many children and the elderly, have died in the Busuma camp in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, due to extremely precarious living
Burundi–DRC : Gatumba–Kavimvira border remains closed, hopes dashed
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 2, 2026 – The hopes of many Congolese and Burundians, who were awaiting the reopening of the Gatumba–Kavimvira border crossing, have been brutally dashed. Burundian