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Musasa : after months of thirst, water returns… but the crisis threatens to continue
SOS Médias Burundi Musasa, July 16, 2026 – After more than six months marked by a severe shortage of drinking water, Congolese refugees in the Musasa camp, located in Butanyerera
Burundi : three children sexually assaulted in one month, alarm raised in Rumonge
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 16, 2026 – At least four cases of sexual violence, three of which involved children, have been reported in the space of a month in
DRC : in Lusenda, Burundian refugees say they are abandoned under tarpaulins after years of waiting
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, July 16, 2026 – After several years living in severely dilapidated shelters, hundreds of Burundian families living in the Lusenda camp, in the Fizi territory of
Rwasa faces his destiny : the Supreme Court adjourns the case that could revive his political career
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 16, 2026 – The Supreme Court adjourned the trial between Agathon Rwasa and Nestor Girukwishaka in the dispute over the leadership of the National Congress
Buhumuza : thirsty Muyinga, the water shortage raises fears of a health catastrophe
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga (Buhumuza Province), July 14, 2026 – Dry taps, prohibitively expensive jerrycans of water, forced reliance on unreliable sources, and increasingly alarming hygiene conditions in schools :
Rumonge : the fighting in South Kivu is strangling exchanges between Burundi and the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 14, 2026 – Commercial traffic between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing a significant slowdown at the commercial port of Rumonge,
Burunga : a body attached to a cross, the murder of a bicycle repairman shocks Kayogoro
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 14, 2026 – The discovery of the lifeless body of a bicycle repairman, found attached to a cross after being killed in particularly violent circumstances,
Kobero : drivers on the Bujumbura-Kigali route denounce a climate of fear and harassment at the border
SOS Médias Burundi Kobero, July 13, 2026—Drivers transporting passengers between Bujumbura and Kigali are denouncing a climate of fear, what they consider excessive checks, and practices they equate to corruption
Burunga : a man found dying by the roadside, succumbs to his injuries in Nyanza
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, July 13, 2026 — A man whose identity remains unknown died after being found severely injured by the side of the Mabanda-Mugina road, in Bikobe village,
Gitega : inheritance dispute turns tragedy, a man kills his older brother with a machete
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 13, 2026 — What was supposed to be a family gathering to divide an inheritance turned into tragedy on the afternoon of Saturday, July 11,