Nakivale (Uganda) : several cases of human trafficking reported, minors at the heart of an alleged network

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : several cases of human trafficking reported, minors at the heart of an alleged network

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 13, 2026 — At least eleven cases of “child trafficking” have been recorded in just a few weeks in the village of Kabazana, the most

Society

Burundi : violence, abuse, and alleged torture… FDNB officers implicated in two serious cases

SOS Médias Burundi Burundi, May 13, 2026 — Two cases involving officers of the FDNB (Burundi National Defense Force) have been shaking the province of Burunga, in southern Burundi, for

DRC En

South Kivu : M23 rebels leave the Rusizi Plain and reposition in Katogota

SOS Mêdias Burundi Bukavu, May 12, 2026 — AFC/M23 rebels left several localities in the Rusizi Plain, in the Uvira territory of South Kivu, on Monday. According to local sources,

Criminalité

Mysterious crimes in Gitega : two women found dead, the population concerned

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 12, 2026 — Two women were found dead in violent circumstances in Gitega province, central Burundi, within a few days. Local authorities indicate that investigations

Refugees

Musenyi : Congolese refugees denounce price gouging during WFP distributions

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 12, 2026 — At the Musenyi refugee camp in the Musongati district of Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, the

Politic

Burunga : journalists excluded and suspicions of orchestrated restrictions at a ruling party meeting

SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, May 12, 2026—Tensions persist regarding journalists’ access to public and political activities in Burunga province. Several reporters are denouncing repeated exclusions and restrictions on media coverage

Human Rights

Gitega : inmates alarmed by food shortages

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 11, 2026 – The food shortage at Gitega Central Prison, in Burundi’s political capital, is causing serious concern among inmates. According to internal sources, more

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week : soaring bean prices worry households in Bujumbura

The rapid rise in bean prices is causing increasing concern among residents of Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, home to United Nations agencies and the country’s central administration. In just one

Society

Burundi : the biometric ID card still far from a reality

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 11, 2026 – Presented by the Burundian government as a major step towards administrative modernization, the future national biometric and digital identity card is generating

DRC En

DRC : drones strike a market in Mushaki, AFC/M23 denounces “a massacre of civilians”

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2026 – An attack carried out by a military drone, presumed to belong to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),