Criminalité
Ruyigi : Congolese refugees accuse Imbonerakure of violence, whippings, and extortion at the Busuma camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 13, 2026 — The situation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi is raising new concerns following accusations of violence and
Photo of the week – Bujumbura : two CNDD-FDD figures transferred to Mpimba Central Prison
Two figures close to the CNDD-FDD were transferred on Tuesday afternoon to Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, in a case involving alleged corruption and economic activities in rebel-held areas.
Burundi : 17 years later, Olucome still demands justice for Ernest Manirumva
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 11, 2026 — Seventeen years after the assassination of Ernest Manirumva, Olucome continues to denounce the inaction of the Burundian justice system. At a press
Nyabihanga : a police officer sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a motorcyclist
SOS Médias Burundi Nyabihanga (Gitega), April 11, 2026 — The Nyabihanga First Instance Court, in Gitega province, in the heart of the small East African nation, sentenced a police officer
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