Criminalité
Burunga : four suspects arrested in Rumonge for murder and theft of a large sum of money
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 24, 2025 – Four people, including two women, are held in the Rumonge police station cell in Burunga province, southern Burundi. They are accused of
Ruyigi : concern over the death of a former administrator and the disappearance of a trader
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, August 23, 2025 – The district and capital of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province (eastern Burundi), is plunged into a climate of concern after two mysterious events
Two young Banyamulenge arrested by the Burundian army in eastern DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 22, 2025 – Two young men, members of the Banyamulenge community, were arrested on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in the Bijombo groupment, Uvira territory, in
Bujumbura : General Bertin Gahungu arrested, motives remain unclear
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 21, 2025 – Brigadier General Bertin Gahungu was arrested in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi, and is held at the headquarters of the National
Police violence in Mitakataka : a woman seriously injured and hospitalized
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, August 20, 2025 – In Bubanza district, Bujumbura province in western Burundi, outrage is widespread. On August 8, a woman was violently assaulted by a police
Kakuma (Kenya) : a Sudanese refugee murdered in gruesome circumstances
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, August 20, 2025 – The suspicious death of a Sudanese refugee in the Kakuma camp in Kenya has sparked outrage. The gruesome discovery took place on
Nyabikere : three murders in four days plunge Shombo into fear
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 20, 2025 – A gruesome series of murders has rocked the district of Shombo, in Gitega province in central Burundi. Within four days, three men
Dispossessed Burundians urged to refer cases to the CVR in their provinces
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, August 19, 2025 – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) officially launched its activities on Tuesday, August 19, in Ngozi, in Butanyerera province in northern Burundi,
Gitega : a 65-year-old man brutally killed in Mubuga village
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 18, 2025 – A bloody tragedy rocked Mubuga village, in the district and province of Gitega (central Burundi), on the night of Sunday, August 17.
Rutana: twenty years in prison for arson and aggravated theft
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, August 16, 2025 – The Rutana First Instance Court, in the southern province of Burunga, sentenced Égide Njejimana on Thursday, August 14, 2025, to twenty years