Criminalité

Criminalité

Tanzania : total chaos in Burundian refugee camps

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 20, 2026 — The weekend ended in high tension among Burundian refugees in the Nduta camp. Riots broke out between police, supported by civilian guards,

Criminalité

Gitega : a man killed by lynching after an accusation of theft, three people arrested

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 19, 2026 —A lifeless body was discovered on Friday, April 17, 2026 in Ngundu village, in Gitega district and Province, in central Burundi. The victim,

Criminalité

Bururi : Colonel Moïse Arakaza alias Nyeganyega released

SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, April 19, 2026–Police Colonel Moise Arakaza, alias Nyeganyega, was released on Wednesday afternoon, April 15, 2026, after several months of detention at Bururi Central Prison, Burunga

Human Rights

Burundi : more than 180 victims of human rights violations including more than 110 homicides in three months, according to the Iteka League

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 19, 2026 —The Iteka Human Rights League has presented an alarming assessment of the human rights situation in Burundi during the first quarter of 2026,

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DRC : reported progress of Burundian troops towards Minembwe via Bibokoboko, in a context of clashes with M23 and Twirwaneho

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, April 16, 2026 – A large contingent of Burundian soldiers was reported on Thursday in Bibokoboko, in the area of ​​Mutambala, Fizi territory, in the province

Criminalité

Burundi : death of the Minister of Media and Communication Gabby Bugaga in troubled circumstances

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 16, 2026 – In Burundi, Gabby Bugaga, Minister of Media and Communication and former journalist, died in troubled circumstances on the night of April 15-16.

Human Rights

Stolen assets : the CVR announces sanctions against false testimony

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 15, 2026 – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) is warning against any obstruction of its investigations into stolen assets. At a press conference held

Criminalité

Ruyigi and Butaganzwa : a wave of bloody murders amid witchcraft accusations, five dead in a few days

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 14, 2026 — The districts of Ruyigi and Butaganzwa, in Buhumuza province in the east of the small East African nation, have been shaken by

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Ruyigi : Congolese refugees accuse Imbonerakure of violence, whippings, and extortion at the Busuma camp

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 13, 2026 — The situation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi is raising new concerns following accusations of violence and

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Photo of the week – Bujumbura : two CNDD-FDD figures transferred to Mpimba Central Prison

Two figures close to the CNDD-FDD were transferred on Tuesday afternoon to Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, in a case involving alleged corruption and economic activities in rebel-held areas.