Bijombo : a young man from the Banyamulenge community dies after being beaten by the Burundian army

Criminalité

Bijombo : a young man from the Banyamulenge community dies after being beaten by the Burundian army

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 26, 2025 – Mutabazi, a young man in his twenties from the Banyamulenge community, died on Monday, August 25, after succumbing to beatings inflicted by

Politic

Bujumbura : low turnout and irregularities during village elections

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 25, 2025 – The elections for village and neighborhood leaders in Bujumbura province (western Burundi) were marked on Monday, August 25, by a low turnout

Politic

Village elections : the shadow of the ruling party hangs over Buhumuza

SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, August 24, 2025 – As village elections take place on Monday, August 25, the province of Buhumuza, in eastern Burundi, is shaken by a series of

Criminalité

Domestic dispute in Mugina : a man stabbed by his wife

SOS Médias Burundi Mugina, August 24, 2025 – A domestic dispute turned tragic on Sunday in Mugina, Bujumbura province, western Burundi. A 30-year-old father of two was seriously injured with

Criminalité

Gitega : a gruesome discovery of a sexagenerian man in the Ruvyironza River

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 24, 2025 – The lifeless body of a 69-year-old man was recovered on Saturday, August 23, from the Ruvyironza River, near Jurwe village, Bukoro Zone,

Criminalité

Burunga : four suspects arrested in Rumonge for murder and theft of a large sum of money

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 24, 2025 – Four people, including two women, are held in the Rumonge police station cell in Burunga province, southern Burundi. They are accused of

Human Rights

Burunga : CNIDH calls attention to detention abuses and judicial pressure

SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, August 23, 2025 – The National Independent Human Rights Commission (CNIDH) is sounding the alarm : many citizens are spending long months in detention without any

Politic

Rumonge : Internal disputes within the CNDD-FDD before the village elections

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 22, 2025 – With village elections scheduled for Monday, August 25, the Kanyenkoko neighborhood, located in the city of Rumonge, in Burunga province (southern part

Criminalité

Ruyigi : concern over the death of a former administrator and the disappearance of a trader

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, August 23, 2025 – The district and capital of Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province (eastern Burundi), is plunged into a climate of concern after two mysterious events

Criminalité

Two young Banyamulenge arrested by the Burundian army in eastern DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 22, 2025 – Two young men, members of the Banyamulenge community, were arrested on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, in the Bijombo groupment, Uvira territory, in