Burundi : 21 soldiers transferred to Kayanza camp after provisional release
SOS Médias Burundi
Rumonge, October 25, 2026 — Twenty-one Burundian soldiers detained at Murembwe Central Prison were provisionally released on Thursday, October 22, 2026, by the military prosecutor’s office, before being transferred to Kayanza military camp in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi.
They had been detained for approximately two months for desertion and abandonment of post, after refusing, according to military sources, to join the front lines in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Initially, the soldiers’ destination after their transfer from Murembwe prison remained unknown.
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Another soldier from the same group of 22 detainees remained in Murembwe. He is prosecuted for the aggravated theft of a mattress.
The Murembwe Central Prison, in the port district of Rumonge, in Burunga province, southwestern Burundi, holds more than 1,000 inmates, including more than 270 soldiers serving various sentences.
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