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Kaburantwa – DRC : Burundian military convoys en route to South Kivu, amid regional tensions and official silence

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 2, 2025 — For three days, heavy Burundian military convoys have been passing through the town of Kaburantwa, in the Cibitoke region of Bujumbura province,

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A mother, a life, a bullet : anger after the death of a pregnant Congolese woman at the border

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 3, 2025 – She was carrying life. She was transporting fuel. She died from bullets.On the night of September 2-3, on the border village of

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Convicted of a non-existent offense : Rachelle Mfatukobiri, 88 years old, jailed for six years in Mpimba

Rachelle Mfatukobiri, 88 years old, has been detained for six years in Bujumbura Central Prison, known as Mpimba, following a conviction for witchcraft, an offense not recognized by the Burundian

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Nakivale (Uganda) : at least four motorcyclists killed in one month, raising concerns in the refugee camp

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, September 3, 2025 – The Nakivale refugee camp, located in Isingiro district, southwest Uganda, has been rocked by a series of murders targeting motorcycle riders. At

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DRC : General Gasita’s rejection highlights anti-Tutsi climate in the east

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 2, 2025 – The protests surrounding the appointment of General Olivier Gasita in Uvira reveal, once again, the worrying resurgence of ethnic tensions in the

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Rumonge : angry watchmen paralyze the market, an agreement ends the crisis

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 2, 2025 – On Monday, September 1, the central market of Rumonge, in southern Burundi, was completely paralyzed for several hours following a strike by

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Goma : AFC-M23 accuses Kinshasa of violating the ceasefire and the Doha Agreement

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, September 2, 2025 – During a press conference held on Monday, September 1, in Goma, the capital of North Kivu, Corneille Nangaa, political coordinator of the

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Bugendana : an elderly man and a child brutally murdered in Rwisabi

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 2, 2025 – The district of Bugendana, in Gitega province (central Burundi), was rocked this weekend by two heinous crimes committed in the Rwisabi area.

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Bubanza : only one convicted out of twelve Imbonerakure prosecuted for electoral fraud

Bujumbura, September 1, 2025 – Twelve members of the youth league of the ruling CNDD-FDD party appeared before the First Instance Court of Bubanza, in Bujumbura province (western Burundi), for

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Bunyoni’s close friend who managed his assets seized by the courts arrested

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 1, 2025 – Donatien Mbonicura, originally from Matyazo village in the Mwaro region of Gitega province (central Burundi), was arrested on Sunday, August 24, 2025,