Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons

Criminalité

Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, January 16, 2026 – 217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in

Governance

Cibitoke : the irrigation dam closure threatens rice crops

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 16, 2026 – Farmers in the Rugombo and Cibitoke zones of Cibitoke district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, are raising the alarm after the temporary closure

Governance

REGIDESO in Bujumbura : shortages, overcurrent, and abandonment of subscribers

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 16, 2026 – In Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, the anger of REGIDESO subscribers remains high. The state-owned company responsible for the production and distribution of

Refugees

Busuma camp : anger simmers – thousands of Congolese refugees demand forced return to the DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 16, 2026 – A wave of anger and despair is sweeping through the Busuma refugee camp in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in the

DRC En

South Kivu : drone strikes in Uvira, AFC/M23 accuses Kinshasa of ceasefire violations

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 15, 2026 – An attack carried out using military drones targeted the Kalundu district in the city of Uvira, South Kivu province, on Wednesday afternoon,

Criminalité

Kirundo : pupils mobilized for political activities, parents cry outrage

SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, January 15, 2026 – Several schools in Kirundo are at the center of a heated controversy after pupils were involved in political activities organized by the

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : a Burundian refugee found dead several kilometers from the camp

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, January 15, 2026 – The lifeless body of a Burundian refugee was discovered on Thursday several kilometers from the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania, sparking concern

Human Rights

Burundi : RSF denounces “arbitrary” conviction of journalist Sandra Muhoza

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 15, 2026 – The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemned the four-year prison sentence handed down to Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza, deeming it

Refugees

Burundi : Refugee families fleeing war, separated from loved ones and facing uncertainty

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 14, 2026 – The war in eastern DRC has caused thousands of civilians to flee, often separated from their families. The small east African nation

Refugees

Nakivale : refugees die due to the lack of doctors and funding

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, January 14, 2026 – The only referral hospital in the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda recorded 12 deaths in one week, including nine children under the