Criminalité
Mikenge : deadly fighting between the FARDC, the FDNB, and rebels – population trapped
SOS Médias Burundi Mikenge, March 2, 2026 — The town of Mikenge, located in the Itombwe sector of Mwenga territory in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was
Burunga : disappearance of a former CNDD-FDD combatant, the possibility of a political kidnapping raised
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, February 28, 2026 – Eric Cubwa, 50 years old, has been missing since February 22, 2026, in Nyanza district, Burunga province, southern Burundi. His family alleges
Hidden war in Congo : dozens of Burundian soldiers wounded, bodies secretly repatriated to Rumonge
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, February 28, 2026 – The fishing port of the port city of Rumonge, located in Burunga province in the south of the small east African nation,
Butihinda : denied care and neglect at Gashoho Hospital, Congolese refugees abandoned
SOS Médias Burundi Butihinda, February 26, 2026 – Congolese refugees living in the Kinama camp in Buhumuza province and the Musasa camp in Butanyerera province, in the east and north
When prayer turns to tragedy : an Imbonerakure sentenced to 20 years in jail for a “ritual” murder
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 26, 2026 – Vianney Nkunzimana has been sentenced to 20 years of penal servitude by the Bubanza court. This young Imbonerakure, a member of the
Worrying disappearance in Bujumbura : a World Vision driver missing, his family worried
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 24, 2026 – Gabriel Ndikumana, a driver for the NGO World Vision in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, has been missing
Gitega : the fertilizer shortage threatens crops and food security
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, February 24, 2026 – As the planting season for the farming season B draws to a close, farmers in Gitega are denouncing insufficient, delayed, or incomplete
Dawn bombings on Rubaya : North Kivu entering a new deadly phase?
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, February 24, 2026 – Bombings reported at dawn on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in the mining town of Rubaya mark a worrying turning point in the
Bujumbura : young people humiliated and searched by police and Imbonerakure, arbitrarily accused of being “M23 rebels”
INFO SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 23, 2026 – In downtown Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, young people are denouncing arbitrary and humiliating backpack checks by police in front of the
Burundi : systematic persecution of independent press, journalist Sandra Muhoza targeted
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, February 20, 2026 – The prosecutor’s office at the Ngozi Court of Appeal, in the north of the small east African nation, is requesting confirmation of