DRC : FARDC suspends General Sylvain Ekenge for hateful remarks against Tutsi women

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DRC : FARDC suspends General Sylvain Ekenge for hateful remarks against Tutsi women

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 29, 2025 — In an official statement released on Sunday and signed by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic

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Burunga : when police violence takes hold in Makamba

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, December 29, 2025 – In Makamba, the town center of Burunga province in southern Burundi, a series of incidents involving police officers has reignited concerns about

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Bukavu : journalist Honneur David Safari missing

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 29, 2025 — Journalist Honneur David Safari, editor-in-chief and founder of the media outlet La Prunelle RDC, has been missing since the evening of Saturday,

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Burundi : night patrols imposed in Butanyerera amid regional tensions with Rwanda

SOS Médias Burundi Butanyerera, December 29, 2025 – In the district of Kirundo, bordering Rwanda, in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, the security situation is causing serious concern among the population.

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Buhumuza : cholera outbreak, refugee buses at the heart of concerns

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 28, 2025 – Residents of the districts of Butaganzwa and Ruyigi, in Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, are expressing serious concern about the risk of

Refugees

Rwanda : the EU, the WFP, and the UNHCR launch a joint project to empower refugees and host communities

SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, December 28, 2025 – The European Union (EU), the World Food Program (WFP), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have officially launched a

Society

Storm in Bubanza : houses, bridges, and crops heavily damaged

SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, December 28, 2025 – Bubanza was struck by a violent storm on the night of December 27, 2025. Houses with roofs torn off, bridges damaged, and

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Discovery of six decomposing bodies in Cibitoke : hasty burials without investigation worry residents

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, December 27, 2025 — Six lifeless bodies, discovered Saturday morning in fields located between two roads in the Cibitoke zone and district of Bujumbura province, western

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Critical health conditio n: former CNDD-FDD strongman Alain Guillaume Bunyoni evacuated to Bujumbura

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 27, 2025 — Former CNDD-FDD strongman General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni was transferred on Saturday afternoon from Gitega to Bujumbura, according to multiple corroborating sources. According

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Ruyigi : Busuma camp under tension after Christmas violence

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 27, 2025 – In Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, the security and health situation at the Busuma refugee camp is causing serious concern. The security and