Musenyi : Congolese refugees forced to return to conflict zones, driven by precariousness

Refugees

Musenyi : Congolese refugees forced to return to conflict zones, driven by precariousness

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 28, 2025 – In recent days, some Congolese refugees have begun leaving the Musenyi site in southeastern Burundi to return to the Democratic Republic of

Politic

Pre-election tensions in Cibitoke : the opposition under pressure

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 28, 2025 – One week before the legislative and district elections, Cibitoke province (northwestern Burundi) is becoming the scene of intimidation and targeted violence against

Politic

Kirundo : missing voter cards spark outrage as elections approach

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 28, 2025 – One week before the legislative and district elections, the atmosphere is tense in Kirundo province (northern Burundi). Many voters say they still

Criminalité

Kayanza : a CNDD-FDD parliamentary candidate arrested after a rally, a case with political overtones

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 28, 2025 – Vincent Ndagijimana, parliamentary candidate on the list of the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the new province of Butanyerera (northern Burundi), was arrested

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : a refugee decapitated, the possibility of witchcraft raised

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 28, 2025 – A gruesome scene shook the Nakivale refugee camp in southwestern Uganda. The lifeless body of a woman, unidentified at this stage, was

Refugees

Dzaleka (Malawi) : Disturbing disappearance of two refugee community leaders

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, May 27, 2025 – Two prominent figures in the refugee community of Dzaleka camp in Malawi have been missing since Sunday. They are Daniel, a Burundian

Criminalité

Burundi : electoral tensions despite calls for tolerance

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 27, 2025 – While President Évariste Ndayishimiye called, during the official launch of the electoral campaign on May 9 in Gitega (the political capital), for

Society

Between closed borders and unsold tangerines, women of Rumonge are innovating

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, May 27, 2025 — While fruit growers in the district of Rumonge (southwestern Burundi) are struggling to sell their tangerines due to the border closure with

Politic

Burundi Bwa Bose targeted? Motorcyclists deprived of their vehicles after a rally in Gitega

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 27, 2025 – In Gitega, Burundi’s political capital, motorcycle taxi riders affiliated with the Burundi Bwa Bose political coalition denounce the “arbitrary” seizure of their

Refugees

Photo of the week : 1,150 Rwandan refugees repatriated in 48 hours

In the space of 48 hours, exactly 1,150 Rwandan refugees were repatriated from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda. This large-scale operation was coordinated by the United Nations