Criminalité
Bukinanyana : mysterious death of a 40-year-old woman, three people arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 10, 2026 — The lifeless body of 40-year-old Béatrice Mpawenimana was discovered on Monday, March 9, in her home in Kibati villagel, Masango zone, Bukinanyana
Cibitoke : 5 years in jail for spreading false rumors about an alleged penis theft
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 10, 2026 — The Cibitoke First Instance Court sentenced a man to five years in prison on Monday, March 9, for claiming his penis had
The body of a man in his sixties found in the Kaniga River in Gitega raises concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 10, 2026 — The lifeless body of 66-year-old Pascal Gahungu was discovered and recovered on Monday, March 9, 2026, from the Kaniga River near Gihehe
Burundi : a CNIDH employee missing for nearly two weeks
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 10, 2026 — An employee of the National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH) has been missing since February 25, 2026, in Bujumbura. She is Chadia
Rumonge : ten people sentenced after unrest fueled by organ trafficking rumors
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, March 9, 2026 – Ten people arrested in the Kigwena and Rumonge zones of Rumonge district, Burunga province in the south of the small east African
Kayanza : the man’s body found in a ditch, an investigation launched
SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, March 9, 2026 – The lifeless body of a man was discovered on Monday, March 9, in a ditch alongside the National Road n°1, in the
Bujumbura : two people found hanged, the death of an 80-year-old woman raises serious suspicions
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 9, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of two people were discovered hanged on Sunday, March 8, in two different locations. While the death of an
Cibitoke : a woman and a child found dead while trying to cross into the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 7, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of a woman and a child of about seven years old were discovered Friday afternoon on the banks of
Bururi : a man sentenced to a life jail for the murder of his wife
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, March 7, 2026 – The Bururi First Instance Court, in Burunga Province in the south of the small east African nation, sentenced Emmanuel Niyonkuru on Thursday
Cibitoke : a woman and a child found dead while trying to cross into the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, March 7, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of a woman and a child of about seven years old were discovered Friday afternoon on the banks of