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Butanyerera: the shadow of a regional conflict revives fears in Kirundo
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 20, 2026 — Unusual military movements, increased night patrols, and growing travel restrictions are fueling a climate of anxiety in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi. In
Ebola virus reappearance : Burundi placed on high alert
Bujumbura, May 19, 2026 – The Burundian government has placed the country on high alert following the reappearance of the Ebola virus in the Great Lakes region. Health authorities fear
Eastern DRC : intensification of military operations and rising tensions in the highlands
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, May 19, 2026 – The security situation continues to deteriorate in the highlands of South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid intensified military operations
Ebola in DRC : new outbreak in the East, Goma affected, and partial border closure with Rwanda
SOS Médias Burundi Gila, May 18, 2026 — A new Ebola virus disease outbreak has struck eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), affecting the provinces of Ituri and North Kivu
Cishemere : the repatriation announcement revives hope among thousands of Congolese refugees
INFO SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 18, 2026—Congolese refugees who have already been granted refugee status at the Cishemere transit center in Cibitoke district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, will be
South Kivu : M23 rebels leave the Rusizi Plain and reposition in Katogota
SOS Mêdias Burundi Bukavu, May 12, 2026 — AFC/M23 rebels left several localities in the Rusizi Plain, in the Uvira territory of South Kivu, on Monday. According to local sources,
Musenyi : Congolese refugees denounce price gouging during WFP distributions
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 12, 2026 — At the Musenyi refugee camp in the Musongati district of Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, the
DRC : drones strike a market in Mushaki, AFC/M23 denounces “a massacre of civilians”
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2026 – An attack carried out by a military drone, presumed to belong to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),
South Kivu : deadly new clashes between Wazalendo Militiamen and M23 in the Ruzizi plain
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 7, 2026 – Violent fighting broke out on Wednesday, May 6, in the town of Kigurwe, in the Uvira territory, leaving several Wazalendo militiamen dead,
“Rejected everywhere” : Congolese refugees threatened with return to transit centers in Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 5, 2026 — In Burundi, the situation of some Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site in Burunga province, in the southeast of the small