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Human Rights

Burundi : an RTNB journalist arrested, heavy silence in local media

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2025 – Journalist Marius Muhirwe, employed in the news department of the Burundi National Radio and Television (RTNB), was arrested on Wednesday in Bujumbura

Criminalité

Gitega : the province plagued by violence and summary executions

Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — Gitega province, once a haven of relative peace, is now rocked by a wave of disturbing violence. On Tuesday, September 2, two people were killed

DRC En

Kaburantwa – DRC : Burundian military convoys en route to South Kivu, amid regional tensions and official silence

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — For three days, heavy Burundian military convoys have been passing through the town of Kaburantwa, in the Cibitoke region of Bujumbura province,

Criminalité

A mother, a life, a bullet : anger after the death of a pregnant Congolese woman at the border

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2025 – She was carrying life. She was transporting fuel. She died from bullets.On the night of September 2-3, on the border village of

Criminalité

Convicted of a non-existent offense : Rachelle Mfatukobiri, 88 years old, jailed for six years in Mpimba

Rachelle Mfatukobiri, 88 years old, has been detained for six years in Bujumbura Central Prison, known as Mpimba, following a conviction for witchcraft, an offense not recognized by the Burundian

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : at least four motorcyclists killed in one month, raising concerns in the refugee camp

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, September 3, 2025 – The Nakivale refugee camp, located in Isingiro district, southwest Uganda, has been rocked by a series of murders targeting motorcycle riders. At

Criminalité

DRC : General Gasita’s rejection highlights anti-Tutsi climate in the east

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 2, 2025 – The protests surrounding the appointment of General Olivier Gasita in Uvira reveal, once again, the worrying resurgence of ethnic tensions in the

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week – Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge for women threatening family cohesion

In the province of Gitega, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers. This social scourge is weakening relationships,

Criminalité

Rumonge : angry watchmen paralyze the market, an agreement ends the crisis

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 2, 2025 – On Monday, September 1, the central market of Rumonge, in southern Burundi, was completely paralyzed for several hours following a strike by

Criminalité

Goma : AFC-M23 accuses Kinshasa of violating the ceasefire and the Doha Agreement

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 2, 2025 – During a press conference held on Monday, September 1, in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, Corneille Nangaa, political coordinator of the