Diplomacy
Rwanda : the biometric card that could change refugees’ lives
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, Rwanda, June 16, 2026 – Rwanda is continuing its digital transformation with the gradual rollout of a new biometric identity card for all its citizens and
Musenyi : thousands of Congolese refugees demonstrate to demand the repatriation to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, June 15, 2026 — Thousands of Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi camp in Burunga province, southern Burundi, held a peaceful demonstration on Monday, June 15,
Minembwe : drones, gold, and the Burundian army at the heart of a war engulfing the Great Lakes Region
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, June 11, 2026 – Violent clashes have raged since Monday between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), supported by the Burundian army
Burundi : shortages, exodus, arbitrary detentions… bishops issue a harsh indictment
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 10, 2026 – Meeting in ordinary plenary assembly from June 1 to 5 in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to the main United Nations agencies
Nakivale (Uganda) : 13 suspected Ebola cases isolated in a tense camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, June 8, 2026 – Fears of a possible Ebola outbreak are gripping the Nakivale refugee camp in southwestern Uganda after thirteen suspected cases were quarantined. Health
Minembwe : two dead and several wounded in a bombing reported in Ilundu/Basita
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, June 7, 2026 – Two people were killed and six others wounded in bombings that occurred overnight from Saturday, June 6, to Sunday, June 7, in
Bujumbura – Uvira : arrests of Congolese raise concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura / Uvira, June 3, 2026 – Several Congolese nationals have been arrested in recent months in the city of Uvira, in South Kivu, as well as
Burundians seeking visas : the Trump administration imposes a real path of the fighter
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, June 3, 2026– Burundians seeking a visa to the United States face new administrative and financial hurdles. According to several reports from diplomatic sources and international
Massacre in Beni : ADF kills at least 17 civilians in less than 24 hours
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, June 1, 2026 – A new series of attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels has plunged the Beni territory in North Kivu province,
Burundi : an open letter urges Burundi not to extradite Babunga Benjamin Watuna to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 31, 2026 – Citizens, intellectuals, humanitarian actors, and human rights defenders from the Great Lakes region have addressed an open letter to Burundian President Évariste