Criminalité

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

Criminalité

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

Refugees

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

Refugees

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

Criminalité

DRC – Uvira : killings, looting, and violence increase after M23 withdrawal

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 20, 2026 – Since the withdrawal of the M23 rebel movement from the city of Uvira, the security situation has deteriorated sharply. From Sunday until

Criminalité

Tensions in Gishubi : three deaths under disturbing circumstances in January

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, January 20, 2026 — The district of Gishubi, in Gitega province, central Burundi, has been shaken by a series of deaths in just a few weeks.

DRC En

Uvira on the brink of conflict : military reorganization and violence against the Banyamulenge community

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 19, 2026 — The city of Uvira and its surrounding areas remain gripped by significant security instability. This instability is occurring within the context of

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South Kivu : Twirwaneho/M23 breakthrough in Fizi shatters the FARDC–Burundi–Wazalendo front

SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, January 17, 2026 – The Twirwaneho armed group, composed mainly of fighters from the Banyamulenge minority and a key ally of the M23 in South Kivu,

Criminalité

Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, January 16, 2026 – 217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in

DRC En

Busuma camp : anger simmers – thousands of Congolese refugees demand forced return to the DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 16, 2026 – A wave of anger and despair is sweeping through the Busuma refugee camp in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in the