DRC–South Kivu : under US pressure, the AFC/M23 announces a conditional withdrawal from Uvira

DRC En

DRC–South Kivu : under US pressure, the AFC/M23 announces a conditional withdrawal from Uvira

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 16, 2025 – Less than a week after the fall of Uvira to the M23, the Congo River Alliance/M23 (AFC/M23) has announced a unilateral but

DRC En

Accused of making statements favorable to the M23, a Rumonge district official is being hunted by security services

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 15, 2025 — Since December 13, 2025, Augustin Hakizimana, a district official recently assigned to the communications department of the Rumonge district in Burunga province,

Refugees

Rumonge : Congolese refugees banned from renting houses outside the reception site

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 14, 2025 — In Burunga province, southern Burundi, the district authorities of Rumonge, a port town, have decided to prohibit recently arrived Congolese refugees from

Criminalité

Bujumbura plunges back into fuel shortage : the black market booms

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 14, 2025 — For nearly a week, fuel sales have once again been severely disrupted in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of the small east African

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Border crisis : Congolese stranded in Bujumbura after the fall of Uvira

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 14, 2025 — Dozens of Congolese from Uvira and the surrounding area have been stranded in Bujumbura since the sudden closure of the Gatumba border

Diplomacy

Burundi–Rwanda : rising military tensions at the border, the population of Butanyerera lives in fear

SOS Médias Burundi Butanyerera, December 12, 2025 – A significant military buildup has been observed for several days along the Burundi-Rwanda border, particularly in the Gasenyi-Nemba zone, Busoni district, Butanyerera

DRC En

Uvira : residents begin to emerge after a day of violent fighting

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, December 12, 2025 – In the aftermath of intense clashes between the M23 movement and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC), supported by the local

Refugees

Burundi : more than 20,000 refugees registered by ONPRA, humanitarian needs intensify

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 12, 2025 – Since last Saturday, Burundi has been facing an exceptional influx of refugees from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fleeing the violence

Refugees

Tanzania imposes return of Burundians despite risks and the Geneva Convention

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, December 12, 2025 – The 26th meeting of the Tripartite Commission on the repatriation of Burundian refugees in Tanzania, held on November 28, 2025, set the

DRC En

Buganda : the Burundian army receives Congolese and Rwandan fighters and militiamen fleeing defeats against the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Buganda, December 11, 2025 — Between December 7 and 10, more than 2,000 aCongolese and Rwandan afighters and militiamen, fleeing defeats against the M23 rebels, were received