Criminalité
Burunga : mass arrests in Matana, a security operation that reignites concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, October 5, 2026 — Police Brigadier General Emmanuel Ndayiziga, Deputy Inspector General of the Burundi National Police (PNB), and Police Colonel Arthémon Nzitabakuze, head of the
Burundi : mass arrests of young people in Matana, a security operation that reignites concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, October 2, 2026 — Young people have been arrested since Sunday, September 27, in the Mugamba and Mwumba zones of Matana district, in Burunga province, southern
Burundi : entry ban for people who have stayed in areas controlled by the AFC-M23
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 2, 2026 — Burundi is tightening entry requirements for people coming from areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) controlled by the AFC-M23. The
Burundi : following the detention of several Banyamulenge pastors, the SNR arrests a Burundian leader from Stone Evangelical Church
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 30, 2026 — Following the detention of several pastors from the Banyamulenge community in Bujumbura, the National Intelligence Service (SNR) has arrested another leader from
Burundi : “vigilance”, surveillance, commandos… the Imbonerakure are mobilizing in Buhumuza before 2027
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, September 30, 2026 — As the 2027 presidential election approaches, leaders of the CNDD-FDD youth league, the Imbonerakure, are increasing rallies and calls for mobilization in
Bujumbura : Isanganiro journalist assaulted and beaten by police
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 29, 2026 — Journalist Alexis Ndayisenga of Isanganiro Radio and Television claims he was assaulted by police officers on the night of Monday, September 28,
Burunga : repeated lifeless bodies, questions pile up
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, September 28, 2026—An unidentified man was found dead in Rutenderi on Saturday, September 26, an adolescent was discovered in Muyovozi the night before and a body
Lusenda : two years without food aid—Burundian refugees sound the alarm to the UNHCR
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 23, 2026—Maurice Azonnankpo, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), visited the Lusenda
Burundi : Banyamulenge arrests on the rise, a 70-year-old refugee detained in Bwagiriza
SOS Médias Burundi Bwagiriza, September 24, 2026—Concern is mounting at the Congolese refugee camp in Bwagiriza, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, following the arrest of a man in his
Nakivale : a child found dead after going missing on the way home from school
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale (Uganda), September 24, 2026—A child of Rwandan origin, aged approximately six years, was found dead in a valley in Kabazana village, within the Nakivale refugee camp.