Criminalité
Two tragedies rock Gitega province : one man fatally beaten and another found hanged
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 14, 2025 – Gitega province, in the center of the small east African nation, was marked, during the same week, by two separate tragedies that
Burunga : an arson attack at a traditional healer’s home, the instigator still at large
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, August 14, 2025 – A man has been detained for nearly a month in the cells of the Makamba prosecutor’s office in Burunga province, southern Burundi.
Gatumba massacre : endless mourning for the Banyamulenge
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu / Bujumbura – August 13, 2025 – Twenty-one years after the Gatumba massacre, the pain remains raw and the thirst for justice undiminished. On Wednesday, the
M23 war : Imbonerakure returning from the DRC speak of betrayal
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 12, 2025 – Eight months after leaving to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, several young Imbonerakure say
Musenyi : teenage pregnancies shatter young refugee girls’ hope for the future
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 12, 2025 – The Musenyi site, located in Burunga province, southern Burundi, is home to more than 19,000 Congolese refugees who have fled the war
Two bodies found in one week in Bugendana : growing concern in Gitega province
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 11, 2025 – In the district of Bugendana, Gitega Province (central Burundi), the discovery of two lifeless bodies in less than a week has alarmed
21st Anniversary of the Gatumba massacre : calls for justice at the Mahama vamp
SOS Médias Burundi, Mahama, August 10, 2025 – The Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda Friday hosted the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the Gatumba massacre, a tragedy that claimed
Bujumbura : the army deployed to secure the border and coveted gold
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 8, 2025 – Two Burundian soldiers were killed and two others were injured during a clash in the Kibira natural reserve, between Mugina and Bukinanyana
South Kivu : clashes between Wazalendo militias supported by Kinshasa and the Twirwaneho group affiliated with the M23
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 6, 2025 — Violent fighting has been raging since Wednesday in the Itombwe sector, Mwenga territory (South Kivu), between Wazalendo militiamen, supported by the Congolese
Death of a journalist in Bukavu : JED calls for transparency on the circumstances
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 6, 2025 — The organization Journalist in Danger (JED) calls on the leaders of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and the M23, who currently control