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Bujumbura : Banyamulenge in turmoil, arrests on the rise
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 14, 2026—Several members of the Banyamulenge community have been arrested in recent days in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, by Burundian intelligence services, amid heightened tensions
Nairobi : Burundians caught between tensions and signs of easing
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, September 14, 2026—Tensions remain high among Burundian nationals in Nairobi, where several were dispersed with tear gas on Monday in front of their embassy as they
Bujumbura : Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana violently attacked near his home
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 13, 2026—Journalist Kenny Claude Nduwimana was violently attacked Sunday evening near his home in the Buterere zone, north of the commercial capital, Bujumbura. Three young
Kakuma : Burundian refugees caught between trade restrictions and security fears
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, September 12, 2026—Anxiety is growing among Burundian refugees in the Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya. Many of them rely on small businesses and informal work, and
Bubanza : traders on the brink of despair following an order to demolish their kiosks
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 12, 2026— Traders who set up kiosks in areas designated for vehicle traffic at the modern market in Bubanza—located in the province of Bujumbura in
Beaten to death in Makebuko : three suspects arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 12, 2026—Three people are held in police custody in Makebuko, in the district and province of Gitega, after the discovery of the lifeless body of
Five Wazalendo killed, three civilians wounded : a hippopotamus at the center of a clash in Nyamitanga
SOS Médias Burundi Nyamitanga, September 12, 2026—A hippopotamus shot in the Rusizi River, on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lies at the heart
Bujumbura in the dark : power cuts strangle a capital already suffocated by the fuel crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 9, 2026—Prolonged power outages are paralyzing a portion of activity in Burundi’s commercial capital. Offices, shops, workshops, and services are operating at a reduced capacity,
Ebola in the DRC : the virus gains ground, the response under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 9, 2026—The Ebola epidemic continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Originating in Ituri province, where the Bundibugyo strain was first identified, it
Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna : 30 years after his assassination, his family still seeks justice
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 10, 2026 — Thirty years after the assassination of Monsignor Joachim Ruhuna, the former Archbishop of Gitega in central Burundi, his family continues to demand