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Bujumbura : three bodies found, over 800 arrests in high-risk areas
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 15, 2026—The discovery of three lifeless bodies on Mwezi Gisabo Boulevard comes as the Burundi National Police intensify their operations against crime in several neighborhoods
Ngozi prison : alleged violence, escape threats, and special favors – Colonel Uwamahoro at the heart of prisoners’ anger
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, August 14, 2026 — Inmates at Ngozi Central Prison in Butanyerera Province, northern Burundi, are denouncing a climate of fear and tension that they attribute to
Burunga : Ebola threatens the border, authorities urged to act before the first case
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, August 14, 2026 — The reported spread of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is causing concern in Burunga province. Health authorities
Mass exodus : the local NGO PARCEM accuses African governments of driving their youth abroad
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 13, 2026 — On the occasion of the International Youth Day, celebrated on August 12, the local NGO Speech and Action for the Awakening of
Gatumba : 166 refugees massacred, 22 years of impunity, the Banyamulenge speak out
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 13, 2026 — Twenty-two years after the Gatumba massacre, which claimed the lives of 166 Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the Banyamulenge community of Bukavu
Bubanza : Regideso’s open manholes become “gravelands” for passersby
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, August 13, 2026 — Several manholes belonging to the Water and Electricity Production and Distribution Authority (Regideso), located on public roads in the center of Bubanza,
Bugendana : they slit the throat of a man in his sixties who denounced their thefts; five men sentenced to life imprisonment
SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, August 13, 2026 — Five men were sentenced Wednesday to life imprisonment for the murder of 60-year-old Longin Nahimana, who was killed by having his throat
Dzaleka : refugees lose their homes after buying controversial plots
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, August 11, 2026 — At least twenty houses have been demolished in the Dzaleka camp in Malawi, as part of an operation to combat what are
Malagarazi : the river advances, Burundian lands recede
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, August 11, 2026 — The gradual shifting of the Malagarazi River, which forms a natural border between Burundi and Tanzania for several kilometers, is causing deep
Burundi : miserable wages, shortages, and exodus… is the government letting the civil service die?
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 11, 2026—Every week, the job postings broadcast by Burundi’s National Radio and Television (RTNB) reflect a growing concern : civil servants are leaving their posts