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

Criminalité

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.

Refugees

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

Criminalité

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

Criminalité

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

Criminalité

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

DRC En

Burundi : Christmas in the storm, Congolese refugees hit by heavy rains in Musenyi

SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, December 26, 2025 – Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds struck the Musenyi refugee camp in Musongati district, Burunga province, southern Burundi, on Thursday. This extreme

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : butcher shops closed after suspected bovine disease outbreak

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, December 26, 2025 – An unidentified cattle disease has appeared in and around the Nakivale refugee camp. According to veterinarians, this suspected disease could have serious

DRC En

Eastern DRC : a new military escalation shakes the Uvira region

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, December 26, 2025 – A drone belonging to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), operating from Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital, conducted a