Criminalité
DRC – Uvira : Gatumba border closed, thousands of Congolese and Burundians affected
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 5, 2026 – Since December 10, 2025, the Gatumba border between the DRC and Burundi has remained closed, disrupting trade, education, and access to healthcare
Tragedy in Bubanza : a man in his seventies murdered, three suspects arrested by police
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, January 5, 2026 – A man aged over seventy years was brutally murdered in broad daylight on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in Gashanga sub-village, Kagirigiri village,
Cibitoke : gold rush leaves two Dead in mining pits
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 5, 2026 – In western Burundi, two men involved in artisanal gold mining were found dead on Friday evening, January 2, at the bottom of
DRC : Burundian soldiers sent to their deaths — a hidden war, without compensation or truth
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 4, 2026 – While Burundian authorities continue to justify Burundi’s military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through alleged “regional solidarity,” the Secretary
North Kivu : at least 7 civilians killed and more than 40 wounded in a drone strike in Masisi-Centre
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, January 4, 2026 – An airstrike attributed to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) killed at least seven civilians and injured more
Bukinanyana : a school occupied by fighters, civilians exposed, and responsibilities questioned
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 2, 2026 –Since December 7, 2025, more than 3,000 fighters, including Burundian soldiers, members of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo),
Busuma : mass deaths and indifference, Burundi’s humanitarian scandal
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 2, 2026 – At the Busuma camp in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, more than 90 Congolese refugees have died in less than a
Return to Gitega : Bunyoni repatriated in critical condition to the regional hospital
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 31, 2025 – On Wednesday, December 31, former Prime Minister and strongman of the CNDD-FDD regime, General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, was returned to the Gitega
Burundian women exploited abroad : the State urged to act against practices akin to slavery
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 31, 2025 – The ALUCHOTO association, committed to fighting unemployment and human rights abuses, is raising the alarm about the appalling conditions under which Burundian
Congolese refugees in Burundi : trapped between war, camps, and closed borders
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 30, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese have been stranded in Burundi since