Criminalité
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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