Dzaleka (Malawi) : a young Congolese refugee missing after alleged abduction

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi) : a young Congolese refugee missing after alleged abduction

SOS Médias Burundi Dowa, July 23, 2026 – A young Congolese refugee has been missing since Thursday morning in the Dzaleka camp in Malawi. His family says he was abducted

Refugees

Lusenda : the UNHCR repatriates 171 Burundian refugees to their country of origin

SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, July 23, 2026 – A total of 171 Burundian refugees living in the Lusenda camp, located in the Fizi territory of South Kivu, in eastern Democratic

Criminalité

Rutana : two brothers die after a grenade found at their family home exploded

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, July 24, 2020—Two teenagers, aged 17 years and 14 years, died Thursday when a grenade they were handling exploded at their family home in the town

Governance

Battle over Ndadaye’s grave : Frodebu accuses the government of forcing the issue

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 23, 2026 – The proposed transfer of the remains of the late President Melchior Ndadaye continues to spark controversy in Burundi. Frodebu, the party founded

Governance

Crisis in Ntahangwa : the district administrator suspended following the council revolt

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 23, 2026 – In Ntahangwa, a district in the north of the commercial capital Bujumbura, district administrator Alexis Havyarimana has been suspended from his duties

Criminalité

Jean Bigirimana : ten years on, Burundi still unable to answer the unsettling question

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 22, 2026—Ten years after the disappearance of journalist Jean Bigirimana, no final answer has yet been found regarding his fate. This Wednesday, the Iwacu media

DRC En

15,000 francs for a single trip : Bwagiriza refugees strangled by rising transport costs

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, July 21, 2026—For Congolese refugees in the Bwagiriza camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, as well as for the surrounding

Health

Dirty cities, litter, and lack of monitoring : the hgovernment puts pressure on local authorities

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 21, 2026—Faced with persistent hygiene and sanitation challenges, the Burundian government is taking a tougher stance against certain local administrative authorities accused of failing to

Justice En

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

Criminalité

Kakuma : the deadly road that brings grief to Burundian refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, July 21, 2026—Two Burundian refugees lost their lives Friday in a traffic accident near the Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya. Several other people, including some seriously