Gatumba massacre : endless mourning for the Banyamulenge
Gatumba massacre : endless mourning for the Banyamulenge
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu / Bujumbura – August 13, 2025 – Twenty-one years after the Gatumba massacre, the pain remains raw and the thirst for justice undiminished. On Wednesday, the
M23 war : Imbonerakure returning from the DRC speak of betrayal
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, August 12, 2025 – Eight months after leaving to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, several young Imbonerakure say
Nduta (Tanzania) : two Burundian refugees kidnapped and found dead
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, August 12, 2025 – Two Burundian refugees were kidnapped in the middle of the camp by a Tanzanian police vehicle, before being found dead two weeks
Gitega plunged into darkness : power and drinking water outages paralyze the city
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 12, 2025 – Since last week, the city of Gitega, the political capital of the small east African nation, has been plunged into darkness. Repeated
Musenyi : teenage pregnancies shatter young refugee girls’ hope for the future
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 12, 2025 – The Musenyi site, located in Burunga province, southern Burundi, is home to more than 19,000 Congolese refugees who have fled the war
Burundi : Congolese Rrefugees in distress faced with dwindling aid
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 9, 2025 – Amid rising humanitarian needs and dwindling international resources, the regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Africa,
DRC : over 3 million displaced people have returned, but without any assistance, OCHA warns
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 11, 2025 – According to the latest report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), more than three million internally
Burunga : the opposition muzzled even before the village elections
SOS Médias Burundi, Burunga, August 11, 2025 – In Burunga, in the south of the country, while some candidates registered for the village elections have been campaigning for nearly a
Two bodies found in one week in Bugendana : growing concern in Gitega province
SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, August 11, 2025 – In the district of Bugendana, Gitega Province (central Burundi), the discovery of two lifeless bodies in less than a week has alarmed
Photo of the week : suspicious deaths and rumors of poisoning in the Nduta refugee camp
A climate of fear has taken hold in the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, in northwest Tanzania, following several suspicious deaths and accusations of poisoning. Since July, rumors have circulated