Criminalité
Gishubi (Gitega) : a 60-year-old man found dead at home
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 28, 2025 — The body of Emmanuel Nyandwi, aged 60 years, was found on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, inside his home in Nyamutobo village, Nyabiraba
Western Burundi : village elections marred by electoral fraud and manipulation
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 28, 2025 – The August 25 village elections in Bujumbura province, western Burundi, organized under the supervision of the CEPI (Independent Provincial Electoral Commission), were
Tainted village elections : seven convictions for fraud in Rumonge
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 28, 2025 – The village elections, held Monday, August 25, 2025, across Burundi, were supposed to elect irreproachable grassroots representatives. However, SOS Médias Burundi observed
Gitega : alcohol, a new scourge among women that threatens family cohesion
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 27, 2025 – In Gitega province, in central Burundi, a worrying phenomenon is growing : excessive alcohol consumption among women, including pregnant or breastfeeding mothers.
Uvira : the allies’ war turns into a confrontation at the gates of Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 27, 2025 — A few kilometers from Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, the border town of Uvira was the scene of violent clashes on Tuesday between
Burunga : local officials and Imbonerakure accused of assault
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, August 25, 2025 – A resident of Mutwana village, in Musongati district, Burunga province in southern Burundi, was violently attacked early Saturday evening, August 23, by
Uvira : the burial of Colonel Patrick Gisore interrupted by the Wazalendo
Bukavu, August 25, 2025 – The burial of Colonel Patrick Gisore, from the Banyamulenge community, and his wife Yvonne Nyamahoro, who died in a military plane crash in Kisangani on
Bijombo : a young man from the Banyamulenge community dies after being beaten by the Burundian army
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 26, 2025 – Mutabazi, a young man in his twenties from the Banyamulenge community, died on Monday, August 25, after succumbing to beatings inflicted by
Domestic dispute in Mugina : a man stabbed by his wife
SOS Médias Burundi Mugina, August 24, 2025 – A domestic dispute turned tragic on Sunday in Mugina, Bujumbura province, western Burundi. A 30-year-old father of two was seriously injured with
Gitega : a gruesome discovery of a sexagenerian man in the Ruvyironza River
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 24, 2025 – The lifeless body of a 69-year-old man was recovered on Saturday, August 23, from the Ruvyironza River, near Jurwe village, Bukoro Zone,