Ruyigi : warning shots fired at the Busuma site during Eid al-Adha celebrations
Ruyigi : warning shots fired at the Busuma site during Eid al-Adha celebrations
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 28, 2026 – Warning shots were heard on the evening of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Busuma Congolese refugee site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza
Local alcohol : a silent bomb weakening Burundi’s youth
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 28, 2026 – The proliferation of cheap, high-alcohol beverages is increasingly becoming a major public health concern in Burundi, particularly among young people. In several
Nduta emptyed : thousands of Burundian refugees “flood” towards Nakivale, Kakuma, and Mahama in a chaotic exodus
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama / Nakivale / Kakuma, May 26, 2026 — The closure of the Nduta camp in Tanzania has triggered a massive influx of Burundian refugees to several
Musigati: a drunk man kills his wife with a machete after a family argument
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, May 26, 2026 — A brutal family tragedy occurred Monday afternoon in Kanazi village, in the Musigati zone of Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi. A
Switzerland : organizations and experts raise concerns about returns to Burundi and call for a reassessment of asylum practices
Geneva, May 27, 2026 — Civil society organizations, supported by legal experts and human rights specialists, held a press conference on Wednesday to denounce Switzerland’s continued forced returns of Burundian
War in Eastern DRC : Kinshasa and Gitega display military unity against the M23
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 27, 2026 — Amid persistent tensions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marked by ongoing fighting and the presence of several armed groups, authorities
Nakivale : two dead and several banditry shake the refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 25, 2026 — A wave of insecurity is increasingly worrying refugees in the Nakivale camp in southwestern Uganda. Two people were killed last weekend in
Photo of the week- Burundi : forced deportations from Switzerland, tense returns, and accusations of persecution denounced by experts
The return to Burundi of several young people deported from Switzerland is raising concerns and questions among their families, in a context already marked by economic hardship and persistent social
Nyarugusu, Tanzania : more than 2,300 Burundian refugees threatened with repatriation, allegations of violations denounced
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, May 25, 2026 — Tensions have escalated in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in northwestern Tanzania, where more than 2,300 Burundian refugees say they are facing what
DRC : the east embraces between drone strikes, bombings and cross-accusations
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 25, 2026— The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing a renewed military escalation marked by drone strikes, shelling and an intensification of fighting between