Criminalité
Kiremba : the CNDD-FDD forces residents to finance a cow for its Secretary General
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, March 30, 2026 — In the district of Kiremba, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, the population is caught between anger and resignation. Just days before the
“Pay or you don’t get through”: in Busuma, refugees trapped in a system of extortion
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, March 29, 2026 — Returning to their country of origin has turned into a nightmare for many Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in the
Bujumbura rocked by explosions in Musaga : projectiles hit homes, the population on alert
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 31, 2026 — Explosions were heard Tuesday evening in southern Bujumbura, mainly in the Musaga zone, causing many families to flee and panic in several
Gitega : more than 1,400 inmates starving in an overcrowded prison, alarm raised
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 27, 2026 — In Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, the humanitarian situation at the central prison is causing grave concern.
Kakuma, Kenya : a Burundian refugee missing
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, March 27, 2026 — The family of Fabien Ndayegamiye is issuing a desperate plea : this Burundian refugee, originally from Makamba in Burunga province, southern Burundi,
“African cannon fodder” : the shadow of transnational recruitment for the war in Ukraine — From Kenya to Burundi, a mechanic of despair
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 26, 2026 — At least six Burundians have already been killed in the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources. Behind these losses, which have
Kirundo : neighborhood chiefs at the heart of an alleged illegal network of identity cards and minerals
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, March 25, 2026 — The urban district of Kirundo, in Butanyerera province in the north of the small east African nation, is reeling from the arrest
Kinama under the control of the Imbonerakure : violence, looting, and night terrors denounced
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 24 — In the Kinama zone of Ntahangwa district, north of the commercial capital of the small east African nation, security in the neighborhoods is
Camps razed, rights violated : the alarming poverty of Burundian refugees in Tanzania
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 24, 2026 — The situation of Burundian refugees in Tanzania is causing grave concern. In a joint statement recently published, several human rights organizations are
Burundi : massive military exercises in Kibira revive fears of widening conflict
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 23, 2026 — Since February 3, significant military exercises have been reported in the Kibira forest, in the Bukinanyana district of Bujumbura province, in the