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Burundi : over 400 people killed in 2025, Imbonerakure and security forces singled out by the Iteka League

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 26, 2026 – More than 400 people were killed in Burundi in 2025 amid massive human rights violations, according to the annual report of the

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Ituri : 25 civilians killed in ADF attack in Irumu

SOS Médias Burundi Irumu, January 26, 2026 – Militiamen from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) again attacked the village of Apakolu, in the Walese Vonkutu chiefdom of Irumu territory in

Criminalité

Burunga : pupils kidnapped at night to serve CNDD-FDD political activities

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, January 25, 2026 – Pupils at the Makamba Agricultural Technical Middle School (ETMA), the town center of Burunga province in southern Burundi, are denouncing disturbing practices

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Burundi–DRC : after the M23 withdrawal, South Kivu authorities return to Uvira via Gatumba–Kavimvira

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 23, 2026 — A delegation of authorities from the province of South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), led by the mayor of

Refugees

Burundi: police checkpoints criticized for corruption and inefficiency

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 22, 2026 – The checkpoints set up by the Burundi National Police (PNB) on the country’s major highways to secure travel are now the subject

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Burundi: refugee fighters accused of terrorizing civilians in Bujumbura border province

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 22, 2026 – In December 2025, Burundian soldiers, accompanied by elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), Kinshasa-backed Wazalendo militias,

Governance

Burundi : Ndayishimiye recycles threats of dismissals during a CNDD-FDD crusade

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, January 22, 2026 – Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again promised to sanction officials deemed ineffective within the public administration, even mentioning possible dismissals. This

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Tanzania : demolitions, overcrowding, and violations of the Geneva Convention: Burundian refugees forced to return

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, January 21, 2026 – In the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps for Burundian refugees, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, the humanitarian situation is rapidly

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Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees arrested amid electoral tensions

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, January 21, 2026 – The recent presidential and legislative elections in Uganda have had direct repercussions in several refugee camps, particularly in Nakivale, one of the

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Burundi : administrative reshuffles and elimination of deputy administrator positions in refugee camps

SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, January 21, 2026 – The National Authority for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA) carried out an administrative reorganization in several refugee camps across