Security
Buhumuza – scandal : a stillborn child disappears at Ruyigi hospital
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, October 1, 2025 – On the night of September 21, a couple lost their first child, stillborn in the maternity ward of Ruyigi District Hospital, in
Burunga and Bujumbura : a devastating storm destroys homes, schools, and crops
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga/Bujumbura, September 29, 2025 – On Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28, a violent storm combining torrential rains, strong winds, and hail hit the districts of
Mahama camp : the distress of children turns into suicides
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, September 18, 2025 – In the last three months, five suicide cases, several involving children, have been recorded in Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda. Most are
Kirundo : security barriers, nighttime fear, and suspicions of corruption
SOS Médias Burundi Kirundo, September 8, 2025 — The installation of metal barriers and nighttime checkpoints at the entrances to the town of Kirundo, in northern Burundi, is causing a
Burunga : a fisherman killed by hippopotamus on the shores of Lake Tanganyika
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, September 7, 2025 – A tragedy occurred on the shores of Lake Tanganyika during the night from Saturday to Sunday. The lifeless body of a fisherman
Rumonge : Internal disputes within the CNDD-FDD before the village elections
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, August 22, 2025 – With village elections scheduled for Monday, August 25, the Kanyenkoko neighborhood, located in the city of Rumonge, in Burunga province (southern part
Bubanza : street children left to a life of survival and insecurity
SOS Médias Burundi Bubanza, August 18, 2025 – In several urban centers in Burundi, children left to fend for themselves are increasingly visible. Abandoned, orphaned, or fleeing family poverty, they
Burunga : search of the home of police colonel Moïse Arakaza, alias Nyeganyega
SOS Médias Burundi Burunga, August 18, 2025 – A new episode has been added to the case of police colonel Moïse Arakaza, nicknamed Nyeganyega, who is prosecuted for undermining the
Kinama :alcohol, a poison that destroys the youth and families of the camp
SOS Médias Burundi, Muyinga, July 4, 2025 – At the Kinama refugee camp, in the district of Gasorwe, Muyinga province, in northeastern Burundi, excessive alcohol consumption is a cause for
Forced contributions to the CNDD-FDD denounced in eastern Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, May 21, 2025 – In the provinces of Ruyigi, Cankuzo, and Muyinga, residents have been forced to pay financial contributions to the ruling party, the CNDD-FDD,