Criminalité
Burundi : launch of voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees, several areas of South Kivu excluded
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, March 13, 2026 — The government of Burundi, in collaboration with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Nations High Commissioner for
DRC : Goma rises Up against bombing of civilians after the death of a French aid worker
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, March 13, 2026 — Thousands of residents of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, participated in a large peaceful
Burundi : provisional release of Colonel Michel Kazungu and former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 12, 2026 — Two figures linked to sensitive legal cases were granted provisional release in Burundi on Wednesday. They include Colonel Michel Kazungu, sentenced to
DRC : a drone strike on a residential area of Goma kills a UNICEF aid worker
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, March 11, 2026 — The city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, awoke in shock Wednesday morning after a
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