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Lubero : an ADF attack leaves at least 15 dead, civil society deplores the lack of intervention by the armed forces
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, February 9, 2026 – A new raid attributed to fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) struck the Bapere sector in the Lubero territory of North
Buhumuza : MP Shabani Nimubona at the heart of a seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of gasoline
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, February 8, 2026 – A member of parliament from Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, is implicated in a case involving the seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of
Minembwe under crossfire : FARDC and Burundian soldiers attack Banyamulenge villages
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, February 8, 2026 – Heavy fighting was reported on Sunday in several localities in the Minembwe highlands, in the Fizi territory of South Kivu province in
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : a hospital overwhelmed by the influx of Burundian and Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, February 8, 2026 – The only hospital still operational in the Nyarugusu refugee camp, in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, is overwhelmed. Located in the
Cibitoke under water and hail : four dead, dozens injured, and hundreds of families in distress
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 6, 2026 – Violent rains, accompanied by strong winds and hail, struck the Ngoma zone of Cibitoke district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, on Thursday
Bubanza : the CNDD-FDD instrumentalises the flower bouquets to impose its authority on the opposition
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 6, 2026 – The commemoration of the National Unity Day, celebrated on February 5, 2026 in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, west Burundi, was marked by
Cibitoke : five Imbonerakure sentenced to one year in prison for illegal border crossing
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 6, 2026 – The First Instance Court of Cibitoke, in the province of Bujumbura in the west of Burundi, issued a highly anticipated verdict on
Burundi : thousands of Congolese refugees left behind, while some teachers return to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura/Ruyigi, February 5, 2026 – On Thursday, February 5, sixty-five Congolese refugee teachers, residing in the commercial capital Bujumbura, a few kilometers from the city of Uvira,
National Unity in Burundi : 35 years later, a myth that doesn’t hold up to reality
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 5, 2026 – Established in a context marked by deep social and political divisions, the national unity remains one of the pillars of official discourse
Mukaza : a soldier shoots a young man dead in Sororezo
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 5, 2026 – A soldier assigned to guard the home of Burundian mediator Aimée Laurentine Kanyana fatally shot a young man early Thursday morning, February