Criminalité
Burunga : another unexplained death in troubling circumstances in Nyanza
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, June 4, 2026 – A man identified as Jean Claude Ndayishimiye was found dead Wednesday night in a shop located in the Bogorwa neighborhood, Nyanza zone,
Bujumbura – Uvira : arrests of Congolese raise concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura / Uvira, June 3, 2026 – Several Congolese nationals have been arrested in recent months in the city of Uvira, in South Kivu, as well as
Gitega : after a deadly robbery, three suspected assailants lynched by an angry mob
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, June 2, 2026 – Four people were killed in less than 24 hours in the Murago and Muyange villages, in the district and province of Gitega,
Kirundo : curfew after 8 p.m., but motorcyclists with ties to the Imbonerakure spared
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, June 1, 2026 – Tensions are running high in the district of Kirundo, in the province of Butanyerera, in the north of the small East African
Massacre in Beni : ADF kills at least 17 civilians in less than 24 hours
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, June 1, 2026 – A new series of attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels has plunged the Beni territory in North Kivu province,
Burundi : an open letter urges Burundi not to extradite Babunga Benjamin Watuna to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 31, 2026 – Citizens, intellectuals, humanitarian actors, and human rights defenders from the Great Lakes region have addressed an open letter to Burundian President Évariste
Returned but threatened : refugees accuse political and security networks of blocking land restitution
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 31, 2026 – Behind the mass return of Burundian refugees from Tanzania lies a reality far more complex than the official rhetoric of “voluntary return”
Bujumbura : a Congolese national arrested by Burundian intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2026 — Congolese national Babunga Benjamin Watuna was arrested on Tuesday, May 27, 2026, in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, by Burundian intelligence services. According
Makamba : a woman killed in another domestic violence tragedy
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 29, 2026 — Domestic violence continues to claim victims in Burundi. In Makamba, in Burunga province in the south of the small East African nation,
Kirundo : residents denounce forced contributions for Nkurunziza commemoration under pressure from the Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 28, 2026 – Just days before the official ceremonies scheduled for June 8, 2026, in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi where the former head