Diplomacy
Fizi : two FDNB officers arrestedafter an M23 strike on Hotel Mwalu, suspected of leaking intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, September 1, 2026—Two officers of the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB), Captain Félicien Kanjori and Major Jérémie Nitunga, were arrested after a drone strike attributed to
South Kivu : the front line flares up, violent clashes erupt between FARDC, Burundian soldiers, and Wazalendo militias against the AFC/M23-Twirwaneho
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, August 31, 2026—Fighting has been reported since Sunday in several areas of the Fizi, Uvira, and Mwenga territories in South Kivu province, in eastern Democratic Republic
South Kivu : M23 and Twirwaneho offensive, several FARDC-Wazalendo positions fall in Bijombo
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, South Kivu, August 24, 2020—Clashes were reported Sunday in the Bijombo area of Uvira territory, South Kivu, between fighters described by local sources as affiliated with
Gatumba : 166 refugees massacred, 22 years of impunity, the Banyamulenge speak out
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 13, 2026 — Twenty-two years after the Gatumba massacre, which claimed the lives of 166 Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the Banyamulenge community of Bukavu
Malagarazi : the river advances, Burundian lands recede
SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, August 11, 2026 — The gradual shifting of the Malagarazi River, which forms a natural border between Burundi and Tanzania for several kilometers, is causing deep
Burundi : 20 scholarships for hundreds of young refugees, DAFI rekindles hope
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, August 11, 2026 — After a two-year hiatus due to funding difficulties, the DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship program is reopening its call
Civilians turned into alleged combatants? The return of 39 Congolese reignites the FDLR case
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 8, 2026 – The return of 39 Congolese to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after several months in Rwanda as part of the Disarmament,
“Arm the FARDC!” : Uvira paralyzed by a day of anger against deteriorating security
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, August 5, 2026 – The city of Uvira, in South Kivu province, largely observed a “ghost town” day on Wednesday, called for by the Provincial Coordination
Kavumu : 19 Congolese refugee families fear being excluded from voluntary repatriation to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Kavumu, August 2, 2026 – Nineteen Congolese refugee families living in the Kavumu camp in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, fear being excluded from the voluntary repatriation program
Burundi : workers sent abroad “trapped” by agencies, exploitative practices denounced
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 2, 2026 – On the occasion of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, celebrated every July 30, the Association for the Fight Against Unemployment