Criminalité
Mugina : a 48-year-old man found dead in a ditch in Nyempundu
SOS Médias Burundi Mugina, February 20, 2026 – The lifeless body of a man known as Ciza, aged 48 years, was discovered Thursday morning in a ditch in Nyempundu village,
Gitega: a second body recovered in less than a week from the Nyakijanda River
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, February 21, 2026 – A new tragedy has shaken the heart of this small east African nation. The lifeless body of 25-year-old Jeanine Nkunzimana was discovered
Burundi : the National Assembly spokesperson arrested then released after hacking accusations
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 21, 2026 – Aimé Emmanuel Nibigira, senior communications advisor and spokesperson for the National Assembly of Burundi, was arrested on Friday, February 13, 2026, before
Double tragedy in Muhanga : two men arrested after a grenade murder
SOS Médias Burundi, Muhanga, February 19, 2026 – Two residents of the Gikomero zone, Muhanga district, Butanyerera province, were arrested by police as part of the investigation into the murder
Triple murder in Nyanza : a man suspected of killing his Wife, his child, and another Woman
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, February 19, 2026 – Three people, including a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, were brutally murdered on the night of Wednesday, February 18, to Thursday, February 19, in Mugumure
Bujumbura : two Jimbere journalists arrested while covering a 21-year-old land dspute
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 19, 2026 – Since Wednesday, February 18, 2026, journalists Olivier Manirambona and Aline Niyonizigiye, a camerawoman and breastfeeding mother, from Jimbere magazine, have been detained
Kirundo : two health officials and their driver arrested in an alleged drug embezzlement case
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, February 18, 2026 – Three people were arrested on February 16, 2026, in Vumbi, Kirundo district, Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, in connection with an alleged embezzlement
Bujumbura : three journalists arrested during a European commissioner’s visit
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 18, 2026 – Three journalists were arrested Wednesday in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, while covering the visit of Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness
Burundi : an NGO raises concerns about Burundians in Zambia amid a new wave of arrests
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 17, 2026 – In recent years, faced with endemic unemployment, many Burundian civil servants and young graduates from general studies or universities have turned to
Rumonge : the murder of a teenager reignites the urgent need to protect children
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, February 16, 2026 – A 15-year-old girl was found dead on Sunday in the Mudende zone of Rumonge district. This tragedy has reignited concerns about the