Criminalité
Bujumbura : a man found dead in a vehicle in Buyenzi
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 5, 2025 – The lifeless body of Claver Nzeyimana, 50 years old, from Kayanza in Butanyerera province (north), was discovered on Tuesday morning inside a
Bukinanyana : a machete attack in Ndava, one man killed and two seriously injured
SOS Médias Burundi Bukinanyana, August 5, 2025 – The peaceful nighttime atmosphere in Bwiza II village, in the Ndava zone of Bukinanyana district (Bujumbura province, west), was shattered by a
Mutambara : when a murder hides behind a presumed suicide
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 4, 2025 – A gruesome discovery has shocked the population of Kagoti, in Mutambara village, Rumonge district, in Burunga province, southern Burundi. On the morning
Human trafficking : ONLCT warns of the plight of Burundian migrants imprisoned in Tanzania
SOS Médias Burundi, Bujumbura, August 3, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated on July 30, the National Observatory for the Fight against
Rutana : six human traffickers sentenced
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, August 3, 2025 – In Rutana, in Burunga province in southern Burundi, six men were found guilty of human trafficking. The First Instance Court sentenced them
More than 200 people arrested and detained in Bwambarangwe : tensions in the transport sector in Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Busoni, July 31, 2025 – A large-scale police operation led to the arrest of more than 200 people last Saturday in several provinces of Burundi. Those arrested
Burunga : two women die fleeing Imbonerakure in a protected forest
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, July 30, 2025 – Two women from Nyanza district were found dead after being chased, according to witnesses, by three Imbonerakure charged with guarding a protected
Dzaleka (Malawi) : over ten refugees murdered in two months
SOS Médias Burundi, Dzaleka, July 29, 2025 – The Dzaleka camp, located about forty kilometers from Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, is going through a period of intense insecurity. According
Ruyigi (Buhumuza) : grave desecrators heavily sentenced by the courts
SOS Médias Burundi, Ruyigi, July 29, 2025 In the Ruyigi region, in Buhumuza province (eastern Burundi), the courts have struck hard against grave desecrators. On Monday evening, the Ruyigi First
Bujumbura : grey areas surrounding the case of Ruboneka, arrested and rushed to Kinshasa
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2025 – Arrested on Sunday, July 27 in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, by Burundian security services, Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa, an employee of