Criminalité
Kobero-Bujumbura : two men disappear, $50,000, and a mysterious interception at the heart of questions
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2026 — Two men from Butanyerera province in northern Burundi have been missing since August 12, 2026, while traveling to Bujumbura, the commercial capital
Bujumbura : a BBN employee found dead in Kibenga, his family suspects a murder
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 20, 2026 — The lifeless body of Raphaël Hakizimana, an employee of the Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN), was found on the night of Tuesday,
Burundi : arms trafficking, a new pretext for targeting the opposition?
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 18, 2026—The Attorney General’s Office has announced the opening of legal proceedings against a group of individuals accused of involvement in illicit arms trafficking using
Bujumbura : three bodies found, over 800 arrests in high-risk areas
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 15, 2026—The discovery of three lifeless bodies on Mwezi Gisabo Boulevard comes as the Burundi National Police intensify their operations against crime in several neighborhoods
Ngozi prison : alleged violence, escape threats, and special favors – Colonel Uwamahoro at the heart of prisoners’ anger
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, August 14, 2026 — Inmates at Ngozi Central Prison in Butanyerera Province, northern Burundi, are denouncing a climate of fear and tension that they attribute to
Mass exodus : the local NGO PARCEM accuses African governments of driving their youth abroad
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 13, 2026 — On the occasion of the International Youth Day, celebrated on August 12, the local NGO Speech and Action for the Awakening of
Gatumba : 166 refugees massacred, 22 years of impunity, the Banyamulenge speak out
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 13, 2026 — Twenty-two years after the Gatumba massacre, which claimed the lives of 166 Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the Banyamulenge community of Bukavu
Bugendana : they slit the throat of a man in his sixties who denounced their thefts; five men sentenced to life imprisonment
SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, August 13, 2026 — Five men were sentenced Wednesday to life imprisonment for the murder of 60-year-old Longin Nahimana, who was killed by having his throat
Civilians turned into alleged combatants? The return of 39 Congolese reignites the FDLR case
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 8, 2026 – The return of 39 Congolese to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after several months in Rwanda as part of the Disarmament,
Gitega : ten deaths in ten days, growing concern over rising crime
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 6, 2026—The discovery of two more bodies on Wednesday, August 5, brings the number of people killed or found dead in the past ten days