Burundi : ONPRA forces refugees to return to camps, their survival sacrificed in the name of security

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Burundi : ONPRA forces refugees to return to camps, their survival sacrificed in the name of security

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, October 20, 2026 — Richard Uwimana, coordinator of the National Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA), is continuing his tour of Burundi’s

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Burundi : a young motorcycle taxi rider detained in Rumonge amid arrests in Matana

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, October 16, 2026 — Elvis Niyondavyi, a young motorcycle taxi rider, has been detained since October 12 in the cells of the Rumonge district police station,

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Burundi : Bruce Sebanza dies at the ADB, its director general named as the person who reported a death disguised as a death at home

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 20, 2026 — An administrative certificate stating that Bruce Sebanza, an official at the Burundi Development Agency (ADB), died at home, while in fact his

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Photo of the week-DRC : Joseph Kabila takes the lead of a politico-military front to overthrow Tshisekedi

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has taken the helm of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a new politico-military movement announced Monday, October 12, in Goma, the

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Burundi : SNR arrests Deputy Migration Commissioner General Romuald Ndababishije

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 19, 2026 — Police Brigadier General Romuald Ndababishije, Deputy Commissioner General of Migration, was arrested last weekend in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital. According to several

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Malawi : a reform to open the labor market to refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, October 16, 2026 — The Malawian refugee legislation could be undergoing a major overhaul. The National Human Rights Commission, also known as the Law Commission, is

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Burundi : a former demobilized soldier killed by grenade, second grenade discovered at his home

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, October 16, 2026 — Félix Nsabimana, a 43-year-old former demobilized soldier and father of six children, died on Thursday, October 15, 2026, after a grenade exploded

Refugees

Burundi : in Busuma, over 33,000 Congolese refugees face threats from rainfall while living in dilapidated shelters

SOS Médias Burundi Busuma, October 15, 2026 — With the rainy season now underway—causing human casualties and material damage in various parts of Burundi—Congolese refugees in Busuma, located in the

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DRC : FRN defies Kinshasa and imposes its academic year in Goma and Bukavu

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, October 15, 2026 — The Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by Joseph Kabila, launched the 2026-2027 academic year on Thursday at the

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Burundi : what we know about Papy Jamaica’s arrest following a dispute at the National Assembly

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, October 14, 2026 — Amani Papy Ndikumana, known as Papy Jamaica, an audiovisual producer contracted by the National Assembly of Burundi for maintenance services, was arrested