Uvira on the brink of conflict : military reorganization and violence against the Banyamulenge community
Uvira on the brink of conflict : military reorganization and violence against the Banyamulenge community
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 19, 2026 — The city of Uvira and its surrounding areas remain gripped by significant security instability. This instability is occurring within the context of
Photo of the week-Burundi : 217 inmates released in Ngozi to ease overcrowding in prisons
217 inmates, including 195 men, 19 women, and 3 underage girls, were released on Friday from the men’s and women’s prisons in Ngozi, in the north of the small east
Bujumbura : unusual flu worries the population
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 19, 2026 — For nearly a month, an illness with unusual symptoms has been spreading in several neighborhoods of Bujumbura, causing concern and raising questions
Burunga : a mosquito net shortage revives the malaria threat
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, January 19, 2026 — In Burunga province, southern Burundi, many residents say they have not yet received the insecticide-treated mosquito nets promised by health authorities. This
South Kivu : Twirwaneho/M23 breakthrough in Fizi shatters the FARDC–Burundi–Wazalendo front
SOS Médias Burundi Fizi, January 17, 2026 – The Twirwaneho armed group, composed mainly of fighters from the Banyamulenge minority and a key ally of the M23 in South Kivu,
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
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
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
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
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,