Criminalité

Diplomacy

DRC : drones strike a market in Mushaki, AFC/M23 denounces “a massacre of civilians”

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2026 – An attack carried out by a military drone, presumed to belong to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),

Criminalité

Burundi : a young man assaulted in Bubanza, a complaint difficult to file, and local tensions

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 9, 2026 — A reported assault in the district of Bubanza has reignited concerns about access to justice and the processing of complaints in some

Criminalité

South Kivu : deadly new clashes between Wazalendo Militiamen and M23 in the Ruzizi plain

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 7, 2026 – Violent fighting broke out on Wednesday, May 6, in the town of Kigurwe, in the Uvira territory, leaving several Wazalendo militiamen dead,

Criminalité

Burundi : behind the FRAD, fears of a discreet reorganization of the army

Bujumbura, May 7, 2026 – The transformation of the Kigarika public seed center, in the Ruyigi district of Buhumuza province, in the east of the small East African nation, into

Refugees

“Rejected everywhere” : Congolese refugees threatened with return to transit centers in Burundi

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 5, 2026 — In Burundi, the situation of some Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site in Burunga province, in the southeast of the small

Diplomacy

“Hunted like criminals” : ​​ONLCT denounces mass Aarrest of Burundians in South Africa

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 5, 2026 — The National Observatory for the Fight Against Transnational Crime (ONLCT), “Where is your brother?”, is raising the alarm about a situation it

Criminalité

Rugombo : vulnerable families denounce irregularities in land allocation

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 4, 2026 — Residents of the Rugombo zone in Cibitoke district (Bujumbura-West province) are denouncing alleged irregularities in the process of registering and allocating land

Criminalité

Gitega : the body of a murdered man discovered near his home

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 3, 2026 — The lifeless body of Deogratias Bigirimana, a 54-year-old avocado merchant, was discovered early Sunday morning, May 3, 2026, in Rutegama village, in

Criminalité

Kayanza : four suspected coffee smugglers arrested in Mparamirundi, tensions with residents and accusations of deaths during the operation

SOS Médias Burundi Kayanza, April 29, 2026 – An operation targeting coffee smuggling in Mparamirundi led to the arrest of four people, followed by tensions with residents and accusations of

Human Rights

Tanzania : Nduta camp permanently closed

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 30, 2026 — As of Thursday, April 30, the Burundian refugee camp in Nduta, Tanzania, is no longer operational. It has been officially closed, and