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War in eastern DRC : Burundi redeploys troops to Kalemie as Congolese exodus intensifies

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 9, 2026 – A new redeployment of Burundian soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was observed between December 29, 2025, and January 4,

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Burundi : Congolese refugees risk their lives in the Rusizi River as regional tensions escalate

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 9, 2026 – Since the beginning of December 2025, more than 90,000 Congolese refugees have flocked to Burundi, fleeing intense fighting between the loyalist army

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Bujumbura on high alert : refugee influx, M23 threat, and massive deployment of Burundian soldiers in the DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 11, 2026 – Bujumbura province has been placed on high alert in the face of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of

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Goma : after the Masisi bombing, the AFC-M23 buries civilians and accuses Kinshasa

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, January 8, 2026 – It was with tears in their eyes, their faces ravaged by grief, marked by profound sorrow and unspeakable sadness, that the AFC-M23

Refugees

Nduta–Nyarugusu : when Tanzania razes camps to force the return of Burundian refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, January 8, 2026 – The destruction of Burundian refugee camps continues in Tanzania, raising serious concerns among human rights organizations and the refugees themselves. After Nyarugusu,

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Butanyerera : traders and civil servants forced to finance the army and the Imbonerakure

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, January 8, 2026 – Since last Tuesday, a fundraising campaign has been underway in the expanded district of Kirundo, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi. According to

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Security tensions on the Burundi-Rwanda border : growing concern among local populations

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 8, 2026 – Since December 7, the massive deployment of Burundian troops and heavy military equipment to the Kibira border and near the Ruhwa River

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Climate of terror in Burundi : Vianney Ndayisaba escapes gunmen after his denunciations

SOSMediasBurundi Bujumbura, January 6, 2026 – Threatened because of his denunciations of corruption, human trafficking, and abuses of power, Vianney Ndayisaba, president of the Association for the Fight Against Unemployment

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Mabayi in shock : illegal gold mining kills again, five injured and six dead

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 7, 2026 – A landslide on Tuesday, January 6, on Kabere hill, in the Mabayi zone of ​​Mugina district, Bujumbura province, claimed the lives of

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Gihosha : vulnerable children in an orphanage without adequate care

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 6, 2026 – The Oasis Orphanage in Gihosha, located near Mount Sion Gikungu in the north of the commercial capital Bujumbura, hosts 18 children but