Criminalité
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
Burundi-Tanzania : forced refugee repatriation under pressure, $82 million still missing
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 5, 2026 — Burundi has presented an ambitious plan to facilitate the return and reintegration of refugees, primarily from Tanzania. Since the 2015 crisis, more
Bubanza : a school teacher arrested for alleged rape of 16-year-old student
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, March 5, 2026 — D.N., the head teacher of the ECOFO-Mitakataka Primary School, located in the Mitakataka zone of Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi,
Musenyi : over 22,000 refugees overcrowded, the shelter crisis worsens
Burunga, March 5, 2026 – The Musenyi site, located in the district of Musongati in Burunga province, southern Burundi, is currently hosting over 22,000 refugees. Originally designed in 2024 for
Burundi : two gruesome discoveries reignite fears of a climate of impunity
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 4, 2026 – Two deaths this week in the districts of Bugendana, Gitega province (central Burundi), and Matana, Burunga province (southern Burundi), have sparked concern
Two young men found dead in Ngoma, near the Rwandan border
SOS Médias Burundi Ngoma-Mugina, March 4, 2026 – The bodies of two young men were discovered Wednesday morning, March 4, in Ngoma village, in the Rubona zone of Mugina district,
Washington sanctions the Rwandan army, Kigali denounces “unilateral” measures
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, March 3, 2026 – The diplomatic crisis surrounding the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is escalating. The United States announced sanctions on Monday
Climate of impunity in Gitega : three people killed in one weekend
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 3, 2026 Three people were killed on Sunday, March 1, 2026, in the district of Gishubi and Gitega, in the center of the small east
Busuma : to survive the war to die in indifference
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, March 2, 2026- A Congolese refugee was found dead a few kilometers from the Busuma camp, in the east of the small east African nation, on
Children in danger in Bujumbura : murders and sexual violence go unpunished
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, March 2, 2026 – In less than three months since the beginning of the year, the districts of Cibitoke, Mugina, and Bukinanyana, in Bujumbura province in