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Ngozi : a Musasa refugee representative behind bars after allegations of abuse, relatives denounce harassment
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 29, 2026 – Matabaro Ntawigira, a representative of the Barundi community from the Rusizi Plain among Congolese refugees in Burundi, has been detained since July
DRC : thousands of protesters in Goma and Bukavu against proposed constitutional revision
SOS Médias Burundi Goma/Bukavu, July 28, 2026 – Thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday in Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu, to denounce a proposed constitutional revision attributed to the
Gitega : the FOMI fertilizer shortage raises fears of a famine-prone season C
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 28, 2026 – Farmers in Gitega province, in central Burundi, are raising the alarm about the shortage of FOMI (Organo-Mineral and Industrial Fertilizers) for the
Bubanza : two oil palm trees at the heart of a murder and a wave of reprisals
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, July 28, 2026 – A family dispute over the sharing of two oil palm trees turned tragic in the district of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, western
Bugendana : 648 Tutsis massacred, 30 years later survivors denounce impunity and demand justice
SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, July 27, 2026—The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the massacre of 648 Tutsis at the Bugendana camp for displaced persons took place on Sunday, July
Cishemere : hunger drives Congolese asylum seekers to begging
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 27, 2026—The humanitarian situation of Congolese asylum seekers and refugees hosted at the Cishemere transit center, located in the Cibitoke border region of northwestern Burundi,
Burundi : a woman killed after alleged violence, the specter of femicide looms over Musongati
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, July 28, 2026 — The district of Musongati, in Burundi province, in the south of the small East African nation, is in shock after the death
Photo of the week-Nakivale : the thirst grips the camp, refugees travel miles in search of water
In the Nakivale refugee camp, located in southwestern Uganda, access to drinking water has become a critical challenge. For more than three months, the public taps, springs, and fountains installed
Muramba : a man killed with a pickaxe, a fourth violent murder worries residents
SOS Médias Burundi Muramba (Bubanza), July 27, 2026 — A man was killed on the night of July 25, 2026, in Muramba village, in the Muramba zone of Bubanza district,
Burundi: two bodies found in Gitega, a murder disguised as suicide suspected
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 27, 2026—Two lifeless bodies were discovered over the weekend in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi. While the circumstances surrounding the death