North Kivu : at least 7 civilians killed and more than 40 wounded in a drone strike in Masisi-Centre

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North Kivu : at least 7 civilians killed and more than 40 wounded in a drone strike in Masisi-Centre

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, January 4, 2026 – An airstrike attributed to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) killed at least seven civilians and injured more

Economy

Fertilizer scandal in Burundi : billions claimed, unclear responsibilities, and farmers held hostage

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 2, 2026 – Since the end of December 2025, a scandal with serious financial and political implications has rocked the Burundian agricultural sector. A power

Éducation

Bukinanyana : a school occupied by fighters, civilians exposed, and responsibilities questioned

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 2, 2026 –Since December 7, 2025, more than 3,000 fighters, including Burundian soldiers, members of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo),

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Busuma : mass deaths and indifference, Burundi’s humanitarian scandal

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 2, 2026 – At the Busuma camp in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, more than 90 Congolese refugees have died in less than a

Economy

Bujumbura : the urea shortage threatens rice production

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 1, 2026 — In Bujumbura province, western Burundi, rice cooperatives in the districts of Bukinanyana, Cibitoke, and Mugina are facing a persistent shortage of urea-based

Criminalité

Return to Gitega : Bunyoni repatriated in critical condition to the regional hospital

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 31, 2025 – On Wednesday, December 31, former Prime Minister and strongman of the CNDD-FDD regime, General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, was returned to the Gitega

Criminalité

Burundian women exploited abroad : the State urged to act against practices akin to slavery

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 31, 2025 – The ALUCHOTO association, committed to fighting unemployment and human rights abuses, is raising the alarm about the appalling conditions under which Burundian

DRC En

Congolese refugees in Burundi : trapped between war, camps, and closed borders

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 30, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese have been stranded in Burundi since

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South Kivu : Tutsi Burundian refugees in Mulongwe camp demand evacuation amid threats from Wazalendo militias

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 30, 2025 – Tutsi Burundian refugees living in the Mulongwe camp in Fizi territory, South Kivu province, are making an urgent appeal to the United

Criminalité

Gitega : a father and son arrested for murder in Burunga, the population demands justice

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 30, 2025 – Two people, Jean Marie Ndikuriyo and his son Bienvenu Bikorimana, are currently held in the Gitega police station in the political capital,