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South Kivu : Twirwaneho armed group and M23/AFC-M23 claim to have fallen Point Zero, the main stronghold of the FARDC and FDNB in the highlands
SOS Médias Burundi Minembwe, July 6, 2026 — The Twirwaneho armed group and the M23/AFC-M23, affiliated with the Congo River Alliance (AFC-M23) political-military coalition, claim to have taken control of
Kiremba : alcoholism on the rise in Musasa refugee camp and threatens social cohesion
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, July 6, 2026 — The excessive consumption of hard liquor by some Congolese refugees in the Musasa camp, located in the Kiremba district of Butanyerera province
Photo of the week : the decision to close Gitega International School sends shockwaves through 736 pupils and their families
The decision by the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research, François Havyarimana, to close the Gitega International School, located in the political capital of the small East African nation,
Burundi : the SIM card re-registration turns into chaos for thousands of subscribers
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 4, 2026 — Despite the official deadline of June 25, the mandatory re-registration of SIM cards continues in Burundi. Mobile phone operators’ offices remain overwhelmed,
Burundi : the decision to close Gitega International School sends shockwaves through 736 pupils and their families
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 4, 2026 — The decision by the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research, François Havyarimana, to close the Gitega International School, located in the
Burundi : a nurse sentenced for attempted rape of a mother in a hospital
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, July 4, 2026 — Found guilty of attempted rape of a mother who came to spend the night at the bedside of her hospitalized child at
Burundi : 407 deaths, 13,000 inmates, and 663 documented violations in a year, warns the Iteka league
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 2, 2026 – In Burundi, the human rights situation has deteriorated further over the past year. In its report covering the June 2025 – May
Gitega : a man lynched to death, accused of stealing a goat, two people arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 2, 2026 – Venant Munyene died after being brutally beaten by residents of Nyamagandika village, in Gitega district and province, central Burundi. Accused of stealing
Bubanza : a woman in her seventies brutally murdered in a crop field, her 19-year-old grandson arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, July 2, 2026 – Sylvane Ndayarinze, a woman in her seventies, was brutally murdered in a field in Mwanda village, in the Muramba zone of Bubanza
Cibitoke : a boy accused of killing his father with a machete found hiding in Mugina
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 30, 2026 – The young man wanted by police after the murder of his father in Munyika 2 village, in the Rugombo zone of Cibitoke