Massacre in Beni : ADF kills at least 17 civilians in less than 24 hours
Massacre in Beni : ADF kills at least 17 civilians in less than 24 hours
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, June 1, 2026 – A new series of attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels has plunged the Beni territory in North Kivu province,
Photo of the week-Rutegama livestock market : a drinking water shortage worries traders and users
The Rutegama livestock market, located in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi, is facing a severe drinking water shortage that is worrying traders, restaurant owners, and visitors.
Burundi : an open letter urges Burundi not to extradite Babunga Benjamin Watuna to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 31, 2026 – Citizens, intellectuals, humanitarian actors, and human rights defenders from the Great Lakes region have addressed an open letter to Burundian President Évariste
Returned but threatened : refugees accuse political and security networks of blocking land restitution
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 31, 2026 – Behind the mass return of Burundian refugees from Tanzania lies a reality far more complex than the official rhetoric of “voluntary return”
Bujumbura : a Congolese national arrested by Burundian intelligence
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 29, 2026 — Congolese national Babunga Benjamin Watuna was arrested on Tuesday, May 27, 2026, in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, by Burundian intelligence services. According
Makamba : a woman killed in another domestic violence tragedy
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 29, 2026 — Domestic violence continues to claim victims in Burundi. In Makamba, in Burunga province in the south of the small East African nation,
Rutegama livestock market : a drinking water shortage worries traders and users
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, May 28, 2026 – The Rutegama livestock market, located in the district and province of Gitega, in central Burundi, is facing a severe drinking water shortage
Kirundo : residents denounce forced contributions for Nkurunziza commemoration under pressure from the Imbonerakure
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, May 28, 2026 – Just days before the official ceremonies scheduled for June 8, 2026, in Gitega, the political capital of Burundi where the former head
Ruyigi : warning shots fired at the Busuma site during Eid al-Adha celebrations
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 28, 2026 – Warning shots were heard on the evening of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Busuma Congolese refugee site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza
Local alcohol : a silent bomb weakening Burundi’s youth
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 28, 2026 – The proliferation of cheap, high-alcohol beverages is increasingly becoming a major public health concern in Burundi, particularly among young people. In several