Criminalité
Burundi-Rwanda tensions : Burundian police accuse Rwandan soldiers of incursion on Lake Cohoha
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, September 1, 2020—An exchange of fire broke out Monday evening between Burundian and Rwandan forces on Lake Cohoha in northern Burundi, following an alleged incursion by
Fizi : two FDNB officers arrestedafter an M23 strike on Hotel Mwalu, suspected of leaking intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, September 1, 2026—Two officers of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB), Captain Félicien Kanjori and Major Jérémie Nitunga, were arrested after a drone strike attributed to
South Kivu : the front line flares up, violent clashes erupt between FARDC, Burundian soldiers, and Wazalendo militias against the AFC/M23-Twirwaneho
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, August 31, 2026—Fighting has been reported since Sunday in several areas of the Fizi, Uvira, and Mwenga territories in South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic
Burundi : Ndayishimiye transforms Imbonerakure into “commandos” and threatens regime enemies
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 29, 2026—At the closing ceremony of the 10th Imbonerakure Day, held on Saturday, August 29, at the Ingoma Stadium in Gitega, Burundi’s political capital, President
Gitega : a man stabbed to death after being brutally beaten in Bugendana, a suspect arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 29, 2026—A 35-year-old man was killed on the night of Friday, August 28, 2026, in Gerangabo village, in the district of Bugendana, Gitega province, in
Bukinanyana : a woman killed with a machete, her husband arrested after disturbing statements
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, August 30, 2026—A man identified as Toto was arrested by police after being accused of killing his wife, Butoyi, with a machete on the evening of
Makamba : two mutilated corpses in less than two months, fear spreads in Kayogoro
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, August 30, 2026—The discovery of a second body bearing signs of violence near Saint Joseph Parish in less than two months has reignited concerns in the
DRC : Kinshasa closes universities in Goma and Bukavu, Mukwege warns of “slow epistemicide”
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 27, 2026 — The Congolese government has suspended, until further notice, academic and para-academic activities in several public higher education institutions in Goma, North Kivu,
“We want to go home” : Congolese teachers abandoned in Cishemere as the start of the school year approaches
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, August 27, 2026—With the start of the school year scheduled for early September, Congolese teachers who have taken refuge at the Cishemere transit center in the
Buhumuza : the return of repatriates exposes the unpreparedness of authorities in schools
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, August 26, 2026 — The massive influx of Burundian pupils repatriated from Tanzania risks exacerbating the shortage of classrooms and desks in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi,