Criminalité
Muramba : a man killed with a pickaxe, a fourth violent murder worries residents
SOS Médias Burundi Muramba (Bubanza), July 27, 2026 — A man was killed on the night of July 25, 2026, in Muramba village, in the Muramba zone of Bubanza district,
Burundi: two bodies found in Gitega, a murder disguised as suicide suspected
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 27, 2026—Two lifeless bodies were discovered over the weekend in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi. While the circumstances surrounding the death
Ituri : 27 civilians killed and 11 missing in new attacks attributed to the ADF
SOS Médias Burundi Mambasa, July 26, 2026 — At least 27 civilians have been killed and 11 others are missing following a new series of attacks attributed to the Allied
Rutana : two brothers die after a grenade found at their family home exploded
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, July 24, 2020—Two teenagers, aged 17 years and 14 years, died Thursday when a grenade they were handling exploded at their family home in the town
Jean Bigirimana : ten years on, Burundi still unable to answer the unsettling question
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 22, 2026—Ten years after the disappearance of journalist Jean Bigirimana, no final answer has yet been found regarding his fate. This Wednesday, the Iwacu media
Kakuma : the deadly road that brings grief to Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, July 21, 2026—Two Burundian refugees lost their lives Friday in a traffic accident near the Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya. Several other people, including some seriously
Gitega : a police station chief sentenced to five years in prison after shooting a man
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 20, 2026 – The Gitega Court of Appeal sentenced Police Lieutenant Jean Bosco Nayuburundi, 31 years old, head of the Buhiga station, to five years
Fratricide in Gitega : the life jail for a man who killed his brother with a machete
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 18, 2026 — The First Instance Court of Gitega, in Burundi’s political capital, sentenced Jean Paul Nduwumukama, 34 years old, to a life jail on
Burundi : three children sexually assaulted in one month, alarm raised in Rumonge
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 16, 2026 – At least four cases of sexual violence, three of which involved children, have been reported in the space of a month in
Rumonge : the fighting in South Kivu is strangling exchanges between Burundi and the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 14, 2026 – Commercial traffic between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing a significant slowdown at the commercial port of Rumonge,