Criminalité
Butanyerera : two people condemned to life for desecration of graves
SOS Médias Burundi Matongo, June 24, 2026 – The First Instance Court of Matongo, in the province of Butanyerra, in the north of Burundi, sentenced two people to life imprisonment
Muyinga : refugees gain greater freedom of movement, rules eased
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, June 24, 2026 – Congolese refugees living in the Musasa and Kinama camps in Butanyerera province, northeastern Burundi, now benefit from a relaxation of the rules
DRC : CENCO warns against a third term for Félix Tshisekedi
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, June 23, 2026 – In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has issued a strong warning against any political initiative
Lake Tanganyika : hippopotamuses continue to kill, around ten dead in one month
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, June 23, 2026 – Around ten people were killed in June by hippos on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and in their usual grazing areas, according
Bubanza : witch hunt spreads within the ranks of the CNDD-FDD
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, June 23, 2026 – Five CNDD-FDD members from Mitakataka village, in the Mitakataka zone of the district of Bubanza, in the province of Bujumbura, western Burundi,
Burundi : gold rush in Muyinga, residents denounce land and social catastrophe
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, June 22, 2026 – Artisanal gold mining is reaching alarming proportions in several villages in the district of Muyinga, in Buhumuza province, northeastern Burundi. Residents accuse
Press freedom : the journalist exile explodes worldwide, according to Reporters Without Borders
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 21, 2026—The number of countries where journalists are forced to flee threats, persecution, or conflict has doubled in five years, according to a report published
Minembwe : M23/Twirwaneho claims victory and accuses the FARDC-FDNB-Wazalendo coalition of retreating after a week of fighting
SOS Médias Burundi Minembwe, June 19, 2026—Violent clashes raged for nearly a week between Twirwaneho fighters, allied with the AFC-M23 political-military coalition, and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic
Muyinga : the presidential prayer overshadowed by extortion and forced mobilization
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, June 19, 2026 – Presented as a major gathering of faith and gratitude to God, the presidential prayer organized in Muyinga, in the Buhumuza province of
Gitega : two people found hanged in a single day, concern grows
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 18, 2026 – Two people were found hanged on Wednesday in separate circumstances in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi. While police