Criminalité
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
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
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
DRC : at least 24 dead in Bukavu fire; two schools affected
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 10, 2026 — At least 24 people perished in a fierce fire that broke out on Thursday morning in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu
Gitega : hunted, detained, and sent back to camps : the ordeal of Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 7, 2026 — Approximately one hundred Congolese refugees living in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi, were forced to leave the city on the evening
Burundi-Rwanda : two incidents in five days, the border on the brink of a conflict
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, September 8, 2026—Two incidents involving Burundian and Rwandan soldiers have been reported in the space of five days in border areas of northern Burundi. The latest,
Buhumuza : Kigarika, the new laboratory for the militarization of the Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, September 5, 2026 — President Évariste Ndayishimiye attended the ceremony on Thursday in Kigarika, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, where the first class of members