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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
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
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,
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.
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
Bujumbura : two CNDD-FDD figures transferred to Mpimba Central Prison
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 7, 2026 — Two figures close to the CNDD-FDD were transferred on Tuesday afternoon to Bujumbura’s central prison, known as Mpimba, in a case involving
Kirundo : two motorcyclists sentenced to 20 years in jail for murder and aggravated robbery
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, April 4, 2026 — The summary proceedings chamber of the Kirundo First Instance Court, in Butanyerera province, in the north of the country, delivered its verdict
Bubanza: five sentenced in a Gihanga “sex theft” rumor case
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, March 12, 2026—An unusual rumor of “sex theft” in Gihanga sparked violence and led to the conviction of five people, including a village chief, in Bubanza.
Burundi : provisional release of Colonel Michel Kazungu and former Prime Minister Alain Guillaume Bunyoni
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, March 12, 2026 — Two figures linked to sensitive legal cases were granted provisional release in Burundi on Wednesday. They include Colonel Michel Kazungu, sentenced to
Rumonge : ten people sentenced after unrest fueled by organ trafficking rumors
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, March 9, 2026 – Ten people arrested in the Kigwena and Rumonge zones of Rumonge district, Burunga province in the south of the small east African