Criminalité
Busuma : attempts to return to DR Congo, Congolese refugees arrested and forcibly returned to the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 28, 2026 — In recent days, several Congolese refugees from the Busuma camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, have
Cibitoke : 35 Imbonerakure detained for illegal trafficking and clandestine crossings into the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 27, 2026 – Thirty-five members of the Imbonerakure, the youth wing of the CNDD-FDD party, have been detained for nearly two weeks in the cells
Cibitoke : three bodies found on the banks of the Rusizi River
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 27, 2026 – The lifeless bodies of a man, a woman, and a child were discovered Tuesday morning on the banks of the Rusizi River,
Burundi : over 400 people killed in 2025, Imbonerakure and security forces singled out by the Iteka League
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 26, 2026 – More than 400 people were killed in Burundi in 2025 amid massive human rights violations, according to the annual report of the
Ituri : 25 civilians killed in ADF attack in Irumu
SOS Médias Burundi Irumu, January 26, 2026 – Militiamen from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) again attacked the village of Apakolu, in the Walese Vonkutu chiefdom of Irumu territory in
Burunga : pupils kidnapped at night to serve CNDD-FDD political activities
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, January 25, 2026 – Pupils at the Makamba Agricultural Technical Middle School (ETMA), the town center of Burunga province in southern Burundi, are denouncing disturbing practices
Burundi–DRC : after the M23 withdrawal, South Kivu authorities return to Uvira via Gatumba–Kavimvira
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 23, 2026 — A delegation of authorities from the province of South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), led by the mayor of
Burundi: police checkpoints criticized for corruption and inefficiency
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 22, 2026 – The checkpoints set up by the Burundi National Police (PNB) on the country’s major highways to secure travel are now the subject
Burundi: refugee fighters accused of terrorizing civilians in Bujumbura border province
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 22, 2026 – In December 2025, Burundian soldiers, accompanied by elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), Kinshasa-backed Wazalendo militias,
Burundi : Ndayishimiye recycles threats of dismissals during a CNDD-FDD crusade
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, January 22, 2026 – Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye has once again promised to sanction officials deemed ineffective within the public administration, even mentioning possible dismissals. This