Criminalité
Ruyigi : warning shots fired at the Busuma site during Eid al-Adha celebrations
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 28, 2026 – Warning shots were heard on the evening of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Busuma Congolese refugee site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza
Local alcohol : a silent bomb weakening Burundi’s youth
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 28, 2026 – The proliferation of cheap, high-alcohol beverages is increasingly becoming a major public health concern in Burundi, particularly among young people. In several
Musigati: a drunk man kills his wife with a machete after a family argument
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 26, 2026 — A brutal family tragedy occurred Monday afternoon in Kanazi village, in the Musigati zone of Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi. A
Switzerland : organizations and experts raise concerns about returns to Burundi and call for a reassessment of asylum practices
Geneva, May 27, 2026 — Civil society organizations, supported by legal experts and human rights specialists, held a press conference on Wednesday to denounce Switzerland’s continued forced returns of Burundian
War in Eastern DRC : Kinshasa and Gitega display military unity against the M23
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 27, 2026 — Amid persistent tensions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marked by ongoing fighting and the presence of several armed groups, authorities
DRC : the east embraces between drone strikes, bombings and cross-accusations
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 25, 2026— The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing a renewed military escalation marked by drone strikes, shelling and an intensification of fighting between
Burunga : a young man suspected of being executed by police after a shooting in Rukoma
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 24, 2026 — One month after a violent shooting on the Rukoma sub-village in Matana district, Burunga province, southern Burundi, many questions remain unanswered regarding
Burundi: prisons on the verge of overcrowding, the justice department promises measures in two months
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 22, 2026 – Prison overcrowding continues to worry Burundian authorities, parliamentarians, and human rights defenders. This Wednesday, during a question period at the National Assembly
Gitega : a young man found dead in a cell after a violent arrest attributed to Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 22, 2026 – A 28-year-old man, Jean de Dieu Hakizimana, died Thursday morning in a cell at the Gitega provincial police station in Burundi’s political
Rumonge : concern after two cases of sexual violence against minors in Buruhukiro
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, May 20, 2026 — Parents and child rights advocates in the district of Rumonge, in Burunga province in southwestern Burundi, are expressing grave concern over the