Matana : two men arrested after a grenade found in Muheka village
Matana : two men arrested after a grenade found in Muheka village
SOS Médias Burundi Matana, February 4, 2026 – Frédéric Ndayikengurukiye and Patrick Harerimana were arrested on Monday, February 2, 2026, in Muheka village, in the Muheka zone of Matana district,
Cibitoke : a father found dead after a violent arrest in Buhindo
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, February 4, 2026 – A 40-year-old father died after being brutally beaten up and then detained in the Buhindo zone jail in the district of Cibitoke,
Cholera in Nyanza : drinking water funds vanish, the population pays with their health
SOS Médias Burundi Nyanza, February 3, 2026 – For more than three years, cholera has remained a persistent threat in Burundi. Officially declared in January 2023, the epidemic continues to
Fuel in Burundi : millions stolen from petrol stations under the gaze of the authorities
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 3, 2026 – The Burundi Bureau of Standards (BBN) has revealed serious irregularities in fuel distribution in Burundi. According to the institution, widespread theft has
Photo of the week-Buhumuza : Busuma camp in shock, hundreds of Congolese refugees die in undignified conditions
Since December 2025, more than 300 Congolese refugees, including many children and the elderly, have died in the Busuma camp in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, due to extremely precarious living
Burundi–DRC : Gatumba–Kavimvira border remains closed, hopes dashed
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, February 2, 2026 – The hopes of many Congolese and Burundians, who were awaiting the reopening of the Gatumba–Kavimvira border crossing, have been brutally dashed. Burundian
Bubanza : a technical school closed to the public after an Imbonerakure is stabbed
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, February 2, 2026 – Access to the Bubanza Technical School (ETB), located in Bubanza district, Bujumbura province, in western Burundi, has been prohibited to the public
Kakuma : the UNHCR focuses on self-reliance to reduce the refugee dependency
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, February 2, 2026 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched a program to financially empower refugees in the Kakuma camp and its
Masisi : more than 200 dead in landslide at artisanal mine in Rubaya
Goma, January 31, 2026 – A tragedy has struck the artisanal mining site of Rubaya, in the Masisi territory of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 200 miners lost
South Kivu : the battle of Point Zero revives the highlands front
Bukavu, January 31, 2026 – The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), supported by the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) and Wazalendo militias, recaptured the strategic location