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Red-Tabara : Gitega presents a man identified as Rwandan fighter
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 1, 2026—The Burundi National Police (PNB) presented a man to the local press on Tuesday, claiming he is of Rwandan origin and a fighter with
Burundi-Rwanda tensions : Burundian police accuse Rwandan soldiers of incursion on Lake Cohoha
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, September 1, 2020—An exchange of fire broke out Monday evening between Burundian and Rwandan forces on Lake Cohoha in northern Burundi, following an alleged incursion by
Fizi : two FDNB officers arrestedafter an M23 strike on Hotel Mwalu, suspected of leaking intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, September 1, 2026—Two officers of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB), Captain Félicien Kanjori and Major Jérémie Nitunga, were arrested after a drone strike attributed to
South Kivu : the front line flares up, violent clashes erupt between FARDC, Burundian soldiers, and Wazalendo militias against the AFC/M23-Twirwaneho
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, August 31, 2026—Fighting has been reported since Sunday in several areas of the Fizi, Uvira, and Mwenga territories in South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic
Musasa : impoverished parents, teachers on the run… a school year under high anxiety
SOS Médias Burundi Musasa, August 31, 2026 — Just days before the start of the school year, scheduled for September 7, anxiety is growing among families in the Musasa refugee
2027 presidential election : more than one million new voters, CENI accelerates preparations
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 31, 2026 — More than one million new voters are expected to be added to the Burundian electoral register for the presidential election scheduled for
Photo of the week-DRC : Kinshasa closes universities in Goma and Bukavu, Mukwege warns of “slow epistemicide”
The Congolese government has suspended, until further notice, academic and para-academic activities in several public higher education institutions in Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu. The decision comes amid
Burundi : Ndayishimiye transforms Imbonerakure into “commandos” and threatens regime enemies
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 29, 2026—At the closing ceremony of the 10th Imbonerakure Day, held on Saturday, August 29, at the Ingoma Stadium in Gitega, Burundi’s political capital, President
Gitega : a man stabbed to death after being brutally beaten in Bugendana, a suspect arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 29, 2026—A 35-year-old man was killed on the night of Friday, August 28, 2026, in Gerangabo village, in the district of Bugendana, Gitega province, in
Bukinanyana : a woman killed with a machete, her husband arrested after disturbing statements
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, August 30, 2026—A man identified as Toto was arrested by police after being accused of killing his wife, Butoyi, with a machete on the evening of