Criminalité
Rumonge : beaten then arrested? The family of a retired soldier denounces a one-sided case
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 6, 2026 – Joseph Niyongabo, a retired soldier from Murenge village, in the Rusabagi zone of Rumonge district, Burunga province in southwestern Burundi, has been
“Arm the FARDC!” : Uvira paralyzed by a day of anger against deteriorating security
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, August 5, 2026 – The city of Uvira, in South Kivu province, largely observed a “ghost town” day on Wednesday, called for by the Provincial Coordination
Burundi : a giant undertaking for justice, but magistrates’ demands remain unanswered
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 4, 2026 – The Burundian government intends to undertake a profound transformation of its judicial system. More than 60.5 billion Burundian francs will be invested
Burundi : children targeted by traffickers during summer holidays
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 4, 2026 – While pupils are enjoying their summer holidays, the National Observatory for Combating Transnational Crime (ONLCT) is warning of a surge in child
Burundi : a family wiped out by a grenade explosion in Karusi, two dead and three seriously injured
SOS Médias Burundi Karusi, August 4, 2026 – A family was wiped out in a grenade attack on the evening of Monday, August 3, in Nyagoba village, in the district
Burundi : Frodebu calls for credible elections in 2027 and revives the debate on Ndadaye’s legacy
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 3, 2026 — Electoral transparency was at the heart of discussions between President Évariste Ndayishimiye and political party leaders gathered Friday in Gitega, the political
Rumonge : a young man found dead in Rutwenzi village
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 2, 2026 – The lifeless body of a 24-year-old man, identified as Ezechiel Niyonsenga, was discovered Saturday in Rutwenzi village, in the Mariza zone of
Bujumbura : between 80 and 120 wounded Congolese soldiers and Wazalendo militiamen hospitalized; patients denounce two-tier treatment
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2026 – Between 80 and 120 soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Wazalendo militiamen wounded in the
Gitega: blood flows again, two people stabbed to death in 48 hours in Gishubi
SOS Médias Burundi Gishubi, July 29, 2026 – Blood is flowing again in Gishubi : two people were stabbed to death within 48 hours in this district in Gitega province,
Ngozi : a Musasa refugee representative behind bars after allegations of abuse, relatives denounce harassment
SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 29, 2026 – Matabaro Ntawigira, a representative of the Barundi community from the Rusizi Plain among Congolese refugees in Burundi, has been detained since July