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DRC : the economic activity resumes in Uvira, while protests erupt in Goma against the withdrawal of the AFC/M23
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira/Goma, December 24, 2025 – In Uvira, the economic activity is resuming after attacks by the Wazalendo, but the population strongly opposes the withdrawal of the AFC/M23,
Cholera in Rumonge : at least 7 Congolese refugees dead in two weeks
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 23, 2025 – A deadly cholera epidemic has struck the port city of Rumonge in southwestern Burundi. In the past two weeks, at least seven
Buhumuza : the Congolese exodus intensifies, camps overflow under the pressure of the conflict in South Kivu
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 23, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating armed conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese are flocking to Burundi. In
Murders of elderly people in Gitega and Buhumuza : an octogenarian and a septuagenarian killed over the weekend
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 23, 2025 — Two elderly people, an octogenarian and a septuagenarian, were found dead over the weekend in the provinces of Gitega and Buhumuza, in
Photo of the week : soaring fuel prices in Bubanza and Mpanda paralyze transportation, insecurity in the DRC exacerbates the crisis
In Bubanza and Mpanda, in Bujumbura province in western Burundi, retail fuel prices have risen sharply since the capture of Uvira, in the DRC, located a few kilometers from Bujumbura,
Burundi : tens of thousands of Congolese refugees stranded, deprived of independent housing and unable to return
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 22, 2025 – Since the resumption of fighting in eastern DRC, tens of thousands of Congolese have crossed the border into Burundi. According to humanitarian
Burundi : a humanitarian crisis worsens in two Congolese refugee camps in Cibitoke and Bukinanyana
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, December 22, 2025 — A worrying humanitarian crisis is affecting the Congolese refugee camps temporarily set up in Cishemere, in the Cibitoke area and commune, and
In Gitega, Ndayishimiye warns Kigali as its army retreats in eastern DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 22, 2025 — As the Burundian army retreats from South Kivu after heavy defeats at the hands of the M23, President Évariste Ndayishimiye issued a
Mabanda – After the attack on a vendor : controversial release of CNDD-FDD members, the population demands exemplary sanctions
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, December 20, 2025 – In Mabanda, in Nyanza district in Burunga province, southern Burundi, anger remains high following the violent attack on a sweet potato vendor
Ngozi : prosecutors request 12-year jail sentence for journalist Sandra Muhoza
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, December 19, 2025 – At the First Instance Court of Ngozi in northern Burundi, the public prosecutor requested a 12-year prison sentence and a fine of