Tanzania : camp destruction and pressure on Burundian refugees for forced repatriation

Refugees

Tanzania : camp destruction and pressure on Burundian refugees for forced repatriation

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, January 6, 2026 – More than 3,000 houses have been destroyed in Nyarugusu, leaving hundreds of Burundian families homeless. Under the pretext of “voluntary” repatriation, many

Criminalité

Climate of terror in Burundi : Vianney Ndayisaba escapes gunmen after his denunciations

SOSMediasBurundi Bujumbura, January 6, 2026 – Threatened because of his denunciations of corruption, human trafficking, and abuses of power, Vianney Ndayisaba, president of the Association for the Fight Against Unemployment

Criminalité

Mabayi in shock : illegal gold mining kills again, five injured and six dead

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 7, 2026 – A landslide on Tuesday, January 6, on Kabere hill, in the Mabayi zone of ​​Mugina district, Bujumbura province, claimed the lives of

Criminalité

Gihosha : vulnerable children in an orphanage without adequate care

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 6, 2026 – The Oasis Orphanage in Gihosha, located near Mount Sion Gikungu in the north of the commercial capital Bujumbura, hosts 18 children but

DRC En

DRC – Uvira : Gatumba border closed, thousands of Congolese and Burundians affected

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 5, 2026 – Since December 10, 2025, the Gatumba border between the DRC and Burundi has remained closed, disrupting trade, education, and access to healthcare

Criminalité

Tragedy in Bubanza : a man in his seventies murdered, three suspects arrested by police

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, January 5, 2026 – A man aged over seventy years was brutally murdered in broad daylight on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in Gashanga sub-village, Kagirigiri village,

Photo de la semaine

Photo of the week-fertilizer scandal in Burundi : billions claimed, unclear responsibilities, and farmers held hostage

Since the end of December 2025, a scandal with serious financial and political implications has rocked the Burundian agricultural sector. A power struggle pits the Burundian Ministry of Finance against

Society

Busuma : water shortage and unsanitary conditions threaten the lives of Congolese refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 5, 2026 – Established as an emergency measure in early December 2025, the Busuma camp, located in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, is

Criminalité

Cibitoke : gold rush leaves two Dead in mining pits

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 5, 2026 – In western Burundi, two men involved in artisanal gold mining were found dead on Friday evening, January 2, at the bottom of

Criminalité

DRC : Burundian soldiers sent to their deaths — a hidden war, without compensation or truth

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 4, 2026 – While Burundian authorities continue to justify Burundi’s military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through alleged “regional solidarity,” the Secretary