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Criminalité

Bugendana : 648 Tutsis massacred, 30 years later survivors denounce impunity and demand justice

SOS Médias Burundi Bugendana, July 27, 2026—The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the massacre of 648 Tutsis at the Bugendana camp for displaced persons took place on Sunday, July

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Rumonge : a man in his forties jailed after investigation launched into alleged sexual assault of a minor

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 21, 2026 — A 40-year-old man has been detained for a week in the police station in Rumonge, Burunga province, after being reported by a

Politic

Rwasa faces his destiny : the Supreme Court adjourns the case that could revive his political career

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 16, 2026 – The Supreme Court adjourned the trial between Agathon Rwasa and Nestor Girukwishaka in the dispute over the leadership of the National Congress

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Burundi : 407 deaths, 13,000 inmates, and 663 documented violations in a year, warns the Iteka league

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 2, 2026 – In Burundi, the human rights situation has deteriorated further over the past year. In its report covering the June 2025 – May

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DRC : Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of three decades of atrocities before the International Court of Justice

SOS Médias Burundi Kinshasa, June 29, 2026 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has taken its dispute with Rwanda to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbor

Diplomacy

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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Bubanza and Mpanda : the territorial reorganization exposes the lack of judicial infrastructure

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, April 29, 2026 – The creation of local courts in each zone, as stipulated by the new administrative reform, is encountering significant logistical challenges in Bujumbura

Criminalité

Burundi : more than 180 victims of human rights violations including more than 110 homicides in three months, according to the Iteka League

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 19, 2026 —The Iteka Human Rights League has presented an alarming assessment of the human rights situation in Burundi during the first quarter of 2026,

Human Rights

Photo of the week – Bujumbura : two CNDD-FDD figures transferred to Mpimba Central Prison

Two figures close to the CNDD-FDD were transferred on Tuesday afternoon to Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, in a case involving alleged corruption and economic activities in rebel-held areas.

Human Rights

Burundi : 17 years later, Olucome still demands justice for Ernest Manirumva

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 11, 2026 — Seventeen years after the assassination of Ernest Manirumva, Olucome continues to denounce the inaction of the Burundian justice system. At a press