Diplomacy
South Kivu : deadly clashes between Wazalendo factions, eastern Congo on the brink of implosion
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, October 30, 2025 – The Fizi territory in South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been rocked for a week by violent clashes
Bujumbura : ALUCHOTO raises alarm about violence and ill-treatment of Burundians abroad
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 28, 2025 — In a statement recently released, the Burundian Association for the Fight Against Unemployment and Torture (ALUCHOTO) denounced serious violations of fundamental rights
The term of the Special Rapporteur on Burundi renewed
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 7, 2025 — The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to extend for one year the term of Fortuné Gaétan Zongo, UN Special Rapporteur
Burundi : a Rwandan soldier arrested after crossing the border
SOS Médias Burundi, Kirundo, September 24, 2025 – A Rwandan sergeant, Emmanuel Sadiki, a driver with the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF), was intercepted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, approximately 700
Burundi Red Cross Society’s alarm call : Katiyunguruza calls for the reopening of borders with Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi, Butanyerera, September 19, 2025 – On the International First Aid Day, the Burundi Red Cross Society launched an urgent appeal for the reopening of the borders with
Burundi : YouTuber Dieudonné Niyukuri and four others kidnapped by intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 16, 2025 – Dieudonné Niyukuri, a well-known Burundian YouTuber critical of the government, and four other people, including a Rwandan driver, have reportedly been detained
Uvira : a high-level government delegation faces a bloody protest against General Gasita
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 12, 2025 — A large delegation from the Congolese government, led by the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Territorial Administration, and Customary Affairs, Jacquemain Shabani
Burundi : triple murder of Italian nuns, 11years of silence and mystery
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 11, 2025 – Eleven years after the cowardly murder of three sisters from the Xaverian missionary community, originally from Italy, the Burundian justice system has
Turned back and stranded at the border : the ordeal of Congolese refugees facing the Imbonerakure and the police
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 9, 2025 – Since Monday, September 8, 2025, several hundred Congolese refugees have been arrested in various localities in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana,
Buhumuza : resettlement suspended – Congolese refugees face uncertainty
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, September 8, 2025 – A delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Resettlement Service, Ruyigi office, in Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, visited