Criminalité
Kirundo : growing insecurity, city center residents live in fear
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 29 — A wave of insecurity is hitting central neighborhoods of the city of Kirundo in northern Burundi. During the night of May 28-29, several
Intimidation and acts of intolerance : The opposition denounces a tense election campaign in Bujumbura province
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2025 — As the election campaign is in full swing in Burundi, voices are being raised to denounce a tense political climate, particularly in
Bujumbura : when the election campaign displaces pupils from classrooms
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2025 — As end-of-year exams approach, the atmosphere in several schools in Bujumbura—the commercial city where United Nations agencies and the central administration are
Burundi : intimidation, forced mobilization, and propaganda in Makamba : CNDD-FDD under fire
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 27, 2025 – As Burundi’s legislative and elections elections approach, the campaign of the ruling CNDD-FDD party is raising serious concerns in Makamba province (southern
Pre-election tensions in Cibitoke : the opposition under pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 28, 2025 – One week before the legislative and district elections, Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi) is becoming the scene of intimidation and targeted violence against
Kayanza : a CNDD-FDD parliamentary candidate arrested after a rally, a case with political overtones
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 28, 2025 – Vincent Ndagijimana, parliamentary candidate on the list of the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the new province of Butanyerera (northern Burundi), was arrested
Burundi : electoral tensions despite calls for tolerance
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 27, 2025 – While President Évariste Ndayishimiye called, during the official launch of the electoral campaign on May 9 in Gitega (the political capital), for
Photo of the week : 1,150 Rwandan refugees repatriated in 48 hours
In the space of 48 hours, exactly 1,150 Rwandan refugees were repatriated from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda. This large-scale operation was coordinated by the United Nations
Gitega : a suspected thief killed by a crowd, police open investigation
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 26, 2025 – The lifeless body of a man, identified as Aboubakar Nsengiyumva, 32 years old, was found Thursday in a valley separating the Karera
Murwi : two gold miners killed after a CNDD-FDD rally, the population in shock
SOS Médias Burundi Murwi, May 24, 2025 – The lifeless bodies of two gold miners were discovered on Saturday morning in Gisaba village, in Murwi district, Cibitoke province. The victims,