Nduta (Tanzania) : Burundian refugees protest against arbitrary arrests

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : Burundian refugees protest against arbitrary arrests

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 16, 2025 – Violent protests erupted in the Nduta refugee camp in the Tanzanian region of Kigoma during the night of April 14-15. Burundian refugees

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Gitega : a CNL activist detained for a week in Makebuko, the opposition denounces an arbitrary arrest

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 16, 2025 – Désiré Hatungimana, 32 years old, a member of the CNL party, has been detained for a week in police cells in Makebuko,

Criminalité

Cibitoke : a sexagenerian woman killed by a grenade, a land dispute in the background

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, April 16, 2025 – A 65-year-old woman, Venancia Ndikumasabo, was killed in a grenade attack on the night of April 15 in Nyempundu village, in Mugina

Refugees

Burundi : after nearly three years of waiting, Congolese refugees regain a single status

Hundreds of Congolese refugees living in Burundi have finally seen their administrative situation regularized, after years of stalemate caused by double registration in several countries. UNHCR-Burundi conducted a major clarification

DRC En

Uvira: 17 Burundian soldiers killed in clashes in Rugezi

SOS Médias Burundi At least 17 Burundian soldiers fighting alongside the FARDC were killed during violent fighting against the Twirwaneho rebels in Fizi territory, South Kivu province, eastern Congo. The

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Photo of the week : women alone face the burden of family responsibilities in Uvira

SOS Médias Burundi In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the Uvira territory, many women struggle alone to ensure the survival of their households, abandoned by their husbands or

Criminalité

Buhumuza : a pro-CNDD-FDD activist sows terror ahead of the 2025 elections

SOS Médias Burundi A few months before legislative and district elections scheduled for 2025 in Burundi, residents of the Buhumuza region (eastern part of the country) are denouncing violent remarks

Criminalité

Rumonge: Man arrested for alleged rape of a Minor

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, April 14, 2025 — A 28-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in the Rumonge’s Swahili neighborhood (southwestern Burundi), over accusation of rape of

Refugees

Giharo: Torrential rain causes significant damage at the Musenyi congolese refugee site

SOS Médias Burundi Giharo, April 13, 2025 — Heavy rain fell this Sunday morning on the Musenyi refugee site, in the commune of Giharo (Rutana province, southeastern Burundi), causing significant

Criminalité

Gitega: A detainee shot dead by a police officer, the family demands justice

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, April 14, 2025 — A detainee was shot dead on Sunday, April 13, in Nyabiharage neighborhood in the downtown of Gitega (the political capital) by a