Criminalité
Bukavu : two killed in gunfire, insecurity out of control
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 20, 2025 – Two people were killed and a third seriously injured Monday evening in Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during
Bubanza : 20 years in jail for a murderous Imbonerakure, a rare verdict in the face of violence that often goes unpunished
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 20, 2025 – On Thursday, May 16, the First Instance Court of Bubanza (western Burundi) sentenced Élisée Ntibazonkiza, a young member of the Imbonerakure League,
Bukavu : strategic meeting between Congolese and Burundian military leaders
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 15, 2025 — A high-level meeting was held on Wednesday in the city of Uvira, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, between the chiefs
Karusi : 20 years in jail for the murder of a mother
SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, May 15, 2025 — The First Instance Court of Karusi (central-eastern Burundi) sentenced Nestor Ndayikengurutse on Wednesday, May 14, to 20 years in prison for the
Two corpses in uniform discovered Rusizi riverbanks : mystery and concerns in Cibitoke
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, 16 May 2025- Two former Congolese military uniform corpses were discovered on 15 May at the end of April in the Rusiga village, in the Rugombo
Legislative and district elections : when the colors of the power impose their power on shopkeepers
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 14, 2025 – As the legislative and local elections approach in Burundi, signs of allegiance to the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD, are invading public and
Bujumbura : assault on a Member of Parliament – the government denies it, doubts persist
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 13, 2025 – Member of Parliament Jean Baptiste Sindayigaya claims to have been violently attacked by armed men in Bujumbura, the commercial city. He claims
Karusi : a mother murdered in horrific circumstances
SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, May 12, 2025 – A 42-year-old mother of four was found dead Sunday evening in an uninhabited house in the Kigoma residential neighborhood, the town center
Burundi : arrests and targeted violence against members of the “Burundi bwa Bose” coalition in Makamba
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 12, 2025—Less than a month before the legislative and district elections scheduled for June 5, 2025, political tensions are rising in Burundi. In the southern
Double murder in Butaganzwa : an Imbonerakure arrested, two others on the run after the lynching of two elderly women
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 12, 2025 – Two elderly women were brutally killed last Friday in Rugongo, in the district of Butaganzwa (Ruyigi province) in eastern Burundi, by three