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President Évariste Ndayishimiye attended the ceremony on Thursday in Kigarika, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, where the first class of members of the Reserve and Development Support Force (FRAD)
Buhumuza : Kigarika, the new laboratory for the militarization of the Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, September 5, 2026 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye attended the ceremony on Thursday in Kigarika, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, where the first class of members
Kizuka : a woman suspected of killing her child
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 5, 2020—A family tragedy occurred on Friday in the main town of the Kizuka zone, in the district and province of Rumonge, in southwestern Burundi.
Gitega : crackdown on Congolese refugees living in the city
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 5, 2026—Several Congolese refugees living in different neighborhoods of Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, were arrested early Saturday morning, September 5, during a police
Two soldiers shown by the government : controversial “confessions”
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2026—Two soldiers were presented to the press on Tuesday by Pierre Nkurikiye, spokesperson for the Ministry of Security. Authorities accuse them of collaborating with
Gitega : a man found stabbed in a river, another seriously beaten and abandoned in a wood
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 3, 2026 — Two separate cases of violence were reported in the space of two days in Gitega province, in central Burundi. A 60-year-old man
Bubanza : farmers face a persistent shortage of chemical fertilizers
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 3, 2026 — Farmers in Bubanza, in Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, are sounding the alarm in the face of a shortage of chemical fertilizers
Facing decreasing aid, 907 refugees from Musasa and Kinama strive for self-reliance
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, September 2, 2026 — As humanitarian aid dwindles and needs remain significant, 907 refugee households in the Musasa camp, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, and the
Bubanza : gunfire at the presidential palace, a soldier wounded in an altercation
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 2, 2026—An exchange of gunfire between two soldiers assigned to the security of the presidential palace in Bubanza, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, left one soldier
Cichemere : thousands of thirsty asylum seekers wait up to 10 hours for a jerrycan of water
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 1, 2026—At the Cichemere transit center in the district of Cibitoke, Bujumbura province, in the northwestern border region of Burundi, access to drinking water has