Criminalité
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
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