Ciibitoke : a farmer brutally beaten to death in a disputed field

Society

Ciibitoke : a farmer brutally beaten to death in a disputed field

SOS Médias Burundi, Cibitoke, – The lifeless body of Julienne Nahayo, 59 years old, was discovered Sunday afternoon in a cassava field in Gabiro-Ruvyagira village, in the Rugombo zone, Cibitoke

Criminalité

Gitega : a conflict over theft ends in murder among the Batwa minority group

SOS Mëdias Burundi Gitega, July 7, 2025 – In Gitega (central Burundi), a conflict over the sharing of stolen goods turned tragic within the Batwa community. A quarrel between three

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : due to lack of ambulances, pregnant women in Bubanza travel hours by motorcycle, risking their lives

In Bubanza province, western Burundi, women living in remote communities are denouncing the lack of ambulances to evacuate complicated pregnancies. Lacking adequate transportation, they are forced to travel by motorcycle,

Politic

Révérien Ndikuriyo, Secretary General of the CNDD-FDD, suspends exams in Makamba for a political meeting

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, July 3, 2025 – The resit exams scheduled to take place on Thursday in several schools in Makamba district, southern Burundi, were unable to proceed normally.

Médias

Bujumbura : journalist Willy Kwizera appears before the prosecutor’s office, but his perpetrators remain at large

SOS Médias Burundi | Bujumbura, July 3, 2025 Journalist Willy Kwizera, of Radio Bonesha FM, appeared on Thursday before the Mukaza prosecutor’s office in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of Burundi,

Refugees

Dzaleka camp : Malawi inventories precarious housing, refugees skeptical

SOS Médias Burundi | Dzaleka, July 3, 2025 – A census of houses in poor condition began on Tuesday at the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi. The initiative, jointly led

Politic

Burundi : governors appointed, opposition absent, CNDD-FDD reigns supreme

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 3, 2025 – On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Burundian Senate unanimously approved the appointment of five new governors, all members of the ruling CNDD-FDD

Criminalité

Bujumbura – Gasarara : six people killed in a witch hunt led by Imbonerakure

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 2, 2025 – Six people, all members of the ruling CNDD-FDD party, were killed on Monday, June 30, 2025, in Gasarara village, in Nyabiraba district,

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : two Burundian refugees killed in a road accident, their families demand compensation

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, July 2, 2025 – A tragic accident occurred on Monday in the Nduta refugee camp, located in Kibondo District, northwest Tanzania. A truck belonging to a

Refugees

Nakivale : hunger kills, a Congolese refugee dies in front of the UNHCR

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, July 2, 2025 – Hunger has struck again in refugee camps in Uganda. A Congolese refugee, a member of the Banyamulenge community, died Tuesday evening in