DRC and Rwanda sign a new agreement with the UNHCR despite Rwanda’s tougher stance

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DRC and Rwanda sign a new agreement with the UNHCR despite Rwanda’s tougher stance

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, July 25, 2025 – The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed an important agreement on Thursday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the principles of voluntary

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Burunga : a man sentenced to 10 years for rape of a minor in Rumonge

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, July 25, 2025 – The First Instance Court of Rumonge, in Burunga province (southern Burundi), sentenced Eddy Émile Nkurunziza on Tuesday, July 22, to a 10-year

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Butanyerera : a woman found dead, tied to a tree in Muhingira

SOS Médias Burundi Matongo, July 25, 2025 – A week after the discovery of a man’s body in the Nyawisesera River (same region), a new tragedy has caused shock. The

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Roads that kill, a system that abandons

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 24, 2025 – The Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Martin Niteretse, issued an alert earlier this week in Gitega, the political capital of

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Uvira : 332 Burundian refugees repatriated in the face of hunger and insecurity

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, July 24, 2025 – A total of 332 Burundian refugees, divided into 74 households, have been repatriated to Burundi in recent weeks by the National Commission

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Makamba : a life sentence for the brutal murder of a village mediator in Gikuzi

SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, July 24, 2025 – The Makamba First Instance Court in Burunga province delivered a highly anticipated verdict on Thursday in a murder case that deeply shocked

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Rutana : a vast child trafficking network to Tanzania dismantled

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana (Burunga), July 24, 2025 – A human trafficking operation involving some fifty children was thwarted Monday in the south of the country. The minors, crammed into

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Gitega: Landslide victory leaves CNDD-FDD unchallenged

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, July 23, 2025 – The senatorial election held this Wednesday in Gitega province, at the heart of the small East African nation, ended with near-unanimous results

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Butanyerera: An election without suspense, an opposition without a voice

SOS Médias Burundi Ngozi, July 23, 2025 – The senatorial election held this Wednesday in the newly created province of Butanyerera, in the north of the small East African nation,

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Jean Bigirimana, missing since 2016, remains a symbol of impunity

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, July 23, 2025 – Nine years to the day after the disappearance of journalist Jean Bigirimana, the Iwacu press group, where Jean was employed, held a