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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,

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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

Diplomacy

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

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DRC : Ebola recedes in Bunia and Goma with several recoveries, neighboring countries on alert

SOS Médias Burundi Bunia/Goma, June 4, 2026 – The fight against the new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is showing encouraging progress with several recoveries announced

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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

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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,

Diplomacy

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

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Bujumbura : a Congolese national arrested by Burundian intelligence

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2026 — Congolese national Babunga Benjamin Watuna was arrested on Tuesday, May 27, 2026, in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, by Burundian intelligence services. According

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War in Eastern DRC : Kinshasa and Gitega display military unity against the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 27, 2026 — Amid persistent tensions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marked by ongoing fighting and the presence of several armed groups, authorities

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DRC : the east embraces between drone strikes, bombings and cross-accusations

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 25, 2026— The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing a renewed military escalation marked by drone strikes, shelling and an intensification of fighting between