Diplomacy
US deportees : Ndayishimiye welcomes deportees while Burundi burdens itself with its own crises
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 8, 2026 — Burundi has already taken in twelve people deported from the United States while the country faces severe economic hardship, widespread prison overcrowding,
DRC : AU visits Goma and opens dialogue with AFC/M23 leaders
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 6, 2026 — A delegation from the African Union (AU) Panel of Facilitators traveled to Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday, where
DRC : 27 soldiers sentenced to death for abandoning strategic positions in Uvira
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, October 6, 2026 — Twenty-seven soldiers from the Republican Guard were sentenced to death by a military court sitting in Uvira, South Kivu province (eastern Democratic
South Kivu : the State seeks to regain control, but who really holds the ground?
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, September 25, 2026— The city of Uvira—which has temporarily hosted the South Kivu provincial government since the fall of Bukavu (the provincial capital) to AFC-M23 control
Lusenda : two years without food aid—Burundian refugees sound the alarm to the UNHCR
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 23, 2026—Maurice Azonnankpo, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), visited the Lusenda
Rwanda-Belgium : Kigali and its former colonial power reconcile after an 18-month rift
SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, September 23, 2026— Rwanda and Belgium decided to restore diplomatic relations on Tuesday, September 22, in New York, on the sidelines of the 81st session of
Burundi : Banyamulenge arrests on the rise, a 70-year-old refugee detained in Bwagiriza
SOS Médias Burundi Bwagiriza, September 24, 2026—Concern is mounting at the Congolese refugee camp in Bwagiriza, Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, following the arrest of a man in his
Burundi : 3,157 dead, 283 missing, 3,349 arrested… Iteka League accuses the Ndayishimiye regime of perpetuating repression
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026— 3,157 people killed, 283 abducted or missing, 348 cases of torture, and 3,349 arrests deemed arbitrary. In a report covering President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s
Bujumbura : mass arrests among the Banyamulenge, the circle widens around Pastor Jalos Nkunda Kilaya
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026—Following the arrest of several religious leaders from the Banyamulenge community in Bujumbura, the circle of those detained has widened around Pastor Jalos Nkunda
Tensions in Nyangungu following a fire : six people arrested; witchcraft suspected
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, September 14, 2026— Six individuals are currently held in police custody in Mutaho, located in the district and province of Gitega in central Burundi. They are