Criminalité
Makamba – Kayogoro : arrests and running away of CNL activists following the disscovery of anti-government leaflets
SOS Médias Burundi Kayogoro, April 17, 2025 – Tensions have escalated in recent days in the district of Kayogoro, Makamba province (southern Burundi), following the discovery of anonymous leaflets attributed
Malawi – Dzaleka : armed robbery of a Rwandan refugee, more than 800,000 kwachas stolen
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, April 17, 2025 – An armed robbery was committed Tuesday night at the Dzaleka refugee camp, located in Dowa district, central Malawi. The victim, a Rwandan
Gitega : a CNL activist detained for a week in Makebuko, the opposition denounces an arbitrary arrest
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 16, 2025 – Désiré Hatungimana, 32 years old, a member of the CNL party, has been detained for a week in police cells in Makebuko,
Cibitoke : a sexagenerian woman killed by a grenade, a land dispute in the background
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, April 16, 2025 – A 65-year-old woman, Venancia Ndikumasabo, was killed in a grenade attack on the night of April 15 in Nyempundu village, in Mugina
Uvira: 17 Burundian soldiers killed in clashes in Rugezi
SOS Médias Burundi At least 17 Burundian soldiers fighting alongside the FARDC were killed during violent fighting against the Twirwaneho rebels in Fizi territory, South Kivu province, eastern Congo. The
Buhumuza : a pro-CNDD-FDD activist sows terror ahead of the 2025 elections
SOS Médias Burundi A few months before legislative and district elections scheduled for 2025 in Burundi, residents of the Buhumuza region (eastern part of the country) are denouncing violent remarks
Rumonge: Man arrested for alleged rape of a Minor
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, April 14, 2025 — A 28-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in the Rumonge’s Swahili neighborhood (southwestern Burundi), over accusation of rape of
Gitega: A detainee shot dead by a police officer, the family demands justice
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 14, 2025 — A detainee was shot dead on Sunday, April 13, in Nyabiharage neighborhood in the downtown of Gitega (the political capital) by a
Cibitoke : NGOs mobilized to support Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi As violence intensifies in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, causing a new influx of refugees into Burundi, several humanitarian organizations have responded to the emergency by
Bubanza : worrying upsurge in household thefts
SOS Médias Burundi A phenomenon of repeated thefts is resurfacing in the town of Bubanza and its suburbs, plunging residents into deep concern. In the space of a month, several