Criminalité
Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu transferred to a Bujumbura hospital
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 10, 2025 – Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was transferred on Tuesday afternoon to a hospital in the commercial capital, Bujumbura, sources familiar with the
Bubanza : three Imbonerakure arrested after the murder of a peer educator in Karinzi
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, September 10, 2025 – In Bubanza, Bujumbura province (western Burundi), police arrested three members of the CNDD-FDD youth league, suspected of participating in the fatal lynching
Mugina : a mother and daughter seriously injured with a machete by fleeing Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi, Mugina, September 10, 2025 – A violent machete attack left two women seriously injured on Tuesday, September 9, in Bubondo village, in Mugina district, Bujumbura province, in
Turned back and stranded at the border : the ordeal of Congolese refugees facing the Imbonerakure and the police
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 9, 2025 – Since Monday, September 8, 2025, several hundred Congolese refugees have been arrested in various localities in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana,
Uvira : 5 dead and several injured in a protest against General Olivier Gasita
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 8, 2025 — Violent clashes erupted on Monday in the city of Uvira (South Kivu) during a protest against the presence of Brigadier General Olivier
Uvira under tension : general strike, violence, and rejection of General Gasita in a strategic city on the verge of explosion
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 7, 2025—For the past week, the city of Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been undergoing a paralyzing general strike and explosive
Burundi : Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu jailed in Mpimba, reasons for his detention still unknown
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 6, 2025 — Police Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was transferred on Saturday, September 6, at 4:30 PM to Bujumbura Central Prison, commonly known as Mpimba,
Bururi : a former police officer found dead, his family denounces a murder
SOS Médias Burundi Bururi, September 5, 2025 – The lifeless body of Athanase Manirakiza, a retired police officer, was discovered early in the morning of Thursday, September 4, in a
Rumonge : seven people arrested in a land dispute in Gatete
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 3, 2025 – Seven people representing a dozen families were arrested on Wednesday on Gatete village, in Rumonge district, in Burunga province, southern Burundi. They
Gitega : the province plagued by violence and summary executions
Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — Gitega province, once a haven of relative peace, is now rocked by a wave of disturbing violence. On Tuesday, September 2, two people were killed