Diplomacy

Diplomacy

Bujumbura : between 80 and 120 wounded Congolese soldiers and Wazalendo militiamen hospitalized; patients denounce two-tier treatment

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 29, 2026 – Between 80 and 120 soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and Wazalendo militiamen wounded in the

Criminalité

DRC : thousands of protesters in Goma and Bukavu against proposed constitutional revision

SOS Médias Burundi Goma/Bukavu, July 28, 2026 – Thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday in Goma, North Kivu, and Bukavu, South Kivu, to denounce a proposed constitutional revision attributed to the

Diplomacy

Cishemere : hunger drives Congolese asylum seekers to begging

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, July 27, 2026—The humanitarian situation of Congolese asylum seekers and refugees hosted at the Cishemere transit center, located in the Cibitoke border region of northwestern Burundi,

Diplomacy

15,000 francs for a single trip : Bwagiriza refugees strangled by rising transport costs

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, July 21, 2026—For Congolese refugees in the Bwagiriza camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, as well as for the surrounding

Diplomacy

DRC : in Lusenda, Burundian refugees say they are abandoned under tarpaulins after years of waiting

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, July 16, 2026 – After several years living in severely dilapidated shelters, hundreds of Burundian families living in the Lusenda camp, in the Fizi territory of

DRC En

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,

Diplomacy

Angeline Ndayishimiye : two international awards in 48 hours amid humanitarian recognition and criticism of human rights

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 10, 2026—In the space of 48 hours, the First Lady of Burundi, Angeline Ndayishimiye, received two international awards recognizing her commitment to social and health

Diplomacy

DRC: Ndayishimiye, Tshisekedi’s ally, called upon to play mediator role in the face of a wary opposition

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 8, 2026 – Burundian President and current Chairperson of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, received a Congolese delegation on Monday in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital.

Diplomacy

South Kivu : new alleged losses for the Burundian army raise renewed questions about its involvement in the DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, July 9, 2026 — As fighting intensifies once again in the highlands of South Kivu, local sources report drone strikes targeting reinforcements of the Burundi National

Diplomacy

South Kivu : Twirwaneho armed group and M23/AFC-M23 claim to have fallen Point Zero, the main stronghold of the FARDC and FDNB in ​​the highlands

SOS Médias Burundi Minembwe, July 6, 2026 — The Twirwaneho armed group and the M23/AFC-M23, affiliated with the Congo River Alliance (AFC-M23) political-military coalition, claim to have taken control of