Diplomacy
Kavumu : refugee babies condemned to hunger by administrative delays in Cankuzo
Kavumu, May 19, 2026 – At the Kavumu refugee camp, located in the district of Cankuzo in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, several Congolese refugee families are denouncing administrative delays that
Cishemere : the repatriation announcement revives hope among thousands of Congolese refugees
INFO SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, May 18, 2026—Congolese refugees who have already been granted refugee status at the Cishemere transit center in Cibitoke district, Bujumbura province, western Burundi, will be
South Kivu : M23 rebels leave the Rusizi Plain and reposition in Katogota
SOS Mêdias Burundi Bukavu, May 12, 2026 — AFC/M23 rebels left several localities in the Rusizi Plain, in the Uvira territory of South Kivu, on Monday. According to local sources,
Musenyi : Congolese refugees denounce price gouging during WFP distributions
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 12, 2026 — At the Musenyi refugee camp in the Musongati district of Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, the
DRC : drones strike a market in Mushaki, AFC/M23 denounces “a massacre of civilians”
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 11, 2026 – An attack carried out by a military drone, presumed to belong to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC),
South Kivu : deadly new clashes between Wazalendo Militiamen and M23 in the Ruzizi plain
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, May 7, 2026 – Violent fighting broke out on Wednesday, May 6, in the town of Kigurwe, in the Uvira territory, leaving several Wazalendo militiamen dead,
Zambia : the court opens the way to citizenship for children born to refugee parents
SOS Médias Burundi Lusaka, April 5, 2026 — The Constitutional Court of Zambia unanimously issued a landmark ruling, striking down a key provision that prevented refugees from acquiring Zambian citizenship.
“Rejected everywhere” : Congolese refugees threatened with return to transit centers in Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, May 5, 2026 — In Burundi, the situation of some Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site in Burunga province, in the southeast of the small
“Hunted like criminals” : ONLCT denounces mass Aarrest of Burundians in South Africa
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, May 5, 2026 — The National Observatory for the Fight Against Transnational Crime (ONLCT), “Where is your brother?”, is raising the alarm about a situation it
Tanzania : Nduta camp permanently closed
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 30, 2026 — As of Thursday, April 30, the Burundian refugee camp in Nduta, Tanzania, is no longer operational. It has been officially closed, and