Criminalité
Buhumuza : MP Shabani Nimubona at the heart of a seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of gasoline
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, February 8, 2026 – A member of parliament from Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, is implicated in a case involving the seizure of nearly 4,000 liters of
Minembwe under crossfire : FARDC and Burundian soldiers attack Banyamulenge villages
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, February 8, 2026 – Heavy fighting was reported on Sunday in several localities in the Minembwe highlands, in the Fizi territory of South Kivu province in
Bubanza : the CNDD-FDD instrumentalises the flower bouquets to impose its authority on the opposition
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 6, 2026 – The commemoration of the National Unity Day, celebrated on February 5, 2026 in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, west Burundi, was marked by
Cibitoke : five Imbonerakure sentenced to one year in prison for illegal border crossing
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 6, 2026 – The First Instance Court of Cibitoke, in the province of Bujumbura in the west of Burundi, issued a highly anticipated verdict on
Burundi : thousands of Congolese refugees left behind, while some teachers return to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura/Ruyigi, February 5, 2026 – On Thursday, February 5, sixty-five Congolese refugee teachers, residing in the commercial capital Bujumbura, a few kilometers from the city of Uvira,
Mukaza : a soldier shoots a young man dead in Sororezo
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 5, 2026 – A soldier assigned to guard the home of Burundian mediator Aimée Laurentine Kanyana fatally shot a young man early Thursday morning, February
Matana : two men arrested after a grenade found in Muheka village
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, February 4, 2026 – Frédéric Ndayikengurukiye and Patrick Harerimana were arrested on Monday, February 2, 2026, in Muheka village, in the Muheka zone of Matana district,
Cibitoke : a father found dead after a violent arrest in Buhindo
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 4, 2026 – A 40-year-old father died after being brutally beaten up and then detained in the Buhindo zone jail in the district of Cibitoke,
Burundi–DRC : Gatumba–Kavimvira border remains closed, hopes dashed
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 2, 2026 – The hopes of many Congolese and Burundians, who were awaiting the reopening of the Gatumba–Kavimvira border crossing, have been brutally dashed. Burundian
Bubanza : a technical school closed to the public after an Imbonerakure is stabbed
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 2, 2026 – Access to the Bubanza Technical School (ETB), located in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, has been prohibited to the public