Criminalité
Ruziba : nighttime violence attributed to Imbonerakure raises concerns among residents
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 9, 2026 — In several neighborhoods of the commercial capital of the small East African nation, residents are denouncing a rise in nighttime violence and
DRC : the MONUSCO persists despite setbacks — James Swan inherits a mission under pressure in a region in turmoil
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, April 9, 2026 — US diplomat James Swan officially took office on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, as head of the MONUSCO (United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission
Révérien Ndikuriyo celebrates re-election at the cost of forced contributions
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, April 6, 2026 — On Monday, the province of Burunga, in the south of the small East African nation, was the scene of ceremonies presented as
Kigoma : the hunt for Burundian refugees plunges camps and families into fear
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 8, 2026 — Tensions are rising in northwestern Tanzania. Authorities in the Kigoma region, home to the Nduta and Nyarugusu camps, have announced a large-scale
Bujumbura : two CNDD-FDD figures transferred to Mpimba Central Prison
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 7, 2026 — Two figures close to the CNDD-FDD were transferred on Tuesday afternoon to Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, in a case involving
Kakuma (Kenya) : a Burundian refugee’s shopping center ravaged by fire
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, April 7, 2026 — A fire of unknown origin ravaged the “Bujumbura Shop,” a shopping center owned by a Burundian refugee, in Zone I of Kakuma
Musongati : repeated fires at the Musenyi site, growing concern among Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, April 7, 2026 — A series of fires is causing concern among Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi II site in the district of Musongati, Burunga
Ntaryamira : 32 years later, a memory fades in silence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 7, 2026 — Burundi commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the tragic death of President Cyprien Ntaryamira on Monday, April 6. He died in a plane
DRC (Bijombo) : Banyamulenge civilians hunted down, thousands displaced in a new spiral of violence
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, April 6, 2026 — The security situation is rapidly deteriorating in the Bijombo area, located in the Uvira territory of South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic
Gitega : two dead in two days, violence takes hold in the province
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 6, 2026 — Gitega province, in the center of the small East African nation, is shaken by a series of deadly attacks. In the space