Criminalité
Cishemere : a 13-year-old refugee boy killed by gunshot near military firing range
SOS Médias Burundi Cishemere, October 25, 2026 — A 13-year-old boy from a Congolese refugee family was killed Saturday by a stray bullet while he was cooking corn at the
Ruyigi : demolition of kiosks threatens to ruin small traders
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, October 23, 2026 — The demolition of kiosks and points of sale at Ruyigi Market, in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, is causing concern among
Burundi : 21 soldiers transferred to an unknown destination after refusing to join the front in the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 22, 2026—Twenty-one Burundian soldiers detained at Murembwe Central Prison in the port town of Rumonge, Burunga Province, southwestern Burundi, were transferred on Thursday to an
Burundi : in Gitega, a shortage of drinking water plunges boarding schools into a health and academic crisis
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 22, 2026 — A lack of drinking water in boarding schools in Gitega—located in central Burundi and home to the country’s political capital—is disrupting studies
Burundi : Bruce Sebanza buried without autopsy, circumstances of his death at the ADB remain unclear
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 22, 2026 — Bruce Sebanza, an employee of the Burundi Development Agency (ADB), died on October 13, 2026, at the agency’s headquarters in Bujumbura. He
Burundi : General Romuald Ndababishije detained with three other police officers, questions remain
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 22, 2026 — Police Brigadier General Romuald Ndababishije, Deputy Commissioner General for Migration in Burundi, is detained along with three other police officers, according to
Burundi : Ndadaye assassinated, justice unfinished, 2027 presidential election contested: Frodebu raises his voice
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 21, 2026 —Thirty-three years after the assassination of Melchior Ndadaye, Burundi’s first democratically elected Hutu president, the Sahwanya Frodebu party is still demanding that all
Malawi : six members of a Burundian family perish in a fire at the Dzaleka camp
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, October 21, 2026 — A couple and their four children perished in a fire that ravaged their home overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Katuza
Burundi : Bruce Sebanza’s death at the ADB raises questions about the role of officials present
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 18, 2026 — The death of Bruce Sebanza, an official at the Burundi Development Agency (ADB), which occurred on October 13 at the agency’s headquarters
Burundi : ONPRA forces refugees to return to camps, their survival sacrificed in the name of security
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, October 20, 2026 — Richard Uwimana, coordinator of the National Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA), is continuing his tour of Burundi’s