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Criminalité

Nyarugusu : a Burundian refugee killed by police during a controversial operation

Alert usSOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, April 29, 2025 – A Burundian refugee was shot dead on Tuesday in the Nyarugusu camp, Tanzania, during a violent police raid. Five other people

Society

Bubanza : women’s informal trade, the economic pillar of households

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, April 28, 2025 – In Bubanza, in western Burundi, informal trade is predominantly driven by women. Thanks to their dynamism and the ingenuity of their initiatives,

DRC En

South Kivu : Burundian Tutsi refugees targeted by ethnic hatred and authorities’ inaction

SOS Médias Burundi In the Mulongwe and Lusenda camps in South Kivu, eastern Congo, thousands of Burundian Tutsi refugees live under constant threat. Discrimination, violence, and deprivation : they accuse

Economy

Burundi: persistent fuel shortage exposes population to serious dangers

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, April 27, 2025 – SOS Médias Burundi has witnessed trafficking tolerated by the administration in the upcountry provinces, with no regard for public safety. The fuel

Society

Burundi: solidarity with congolese refugees – a visit by the congolese delegation and a humanitarian gesture from the first lady of Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 27, 2025 – Congolese refugees in Burundi recently received significant support from the authorities of the two neighboring countries. On the one hand, a Congolese

Justice En

Bugendana: woman illegally detained in a container with her 3-month-old baby

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 27, 2025 – An alarming case has been reported in Bugendana commune, Gitega province (central Burundi), where a young mother, Goreth Niyibizi, is currently illegally

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda): Nearly 10,000 new refugees welcomed in precarious conditions

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, April 26, 2025 – More than 10,000 asylum seekers, mainly Congolese and Burundian, have just been granted refugee status in Uganda. But in Nakivale, their daily

DRC En

Crisis in Eastern DRC: Washington relaunches dialogue between the DRC and Rwanda, Brussels strengthens its diplomatic engagement

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 26, 2025 – Under the auspices of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a major meeting took place on April 25 in Washington between Thérèse

Criminalité

Bururi: Man killed by his half-brother, population fears impunity

SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, April 25, 2025 – A family tragedy amid a land dispute turned deadly this Thursday, April 24, on Rushemeza hill in Bururi commune and province (southern

Criminalité

Gitega : a man killed with a machete in Itaba – witchcraft suspected

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 24, 2025 — A new gruesome discovery has shocked the population of Rukobe 2 village, in Itaba district, central Burundi. Déo Bakevyumusaya, a 55-year-old man,