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Rumonge : Congolese refugees banned from renting houses outside the reception site

SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 14, 2025 — In Burunga province, southern Burundi, the district authorities of Rumonge, a port town, have decided to prohibit recently arrived Congolese refugees from

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Bujumbura plunges back into fuel shortage : the black market booms

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 14, 2025 — For nearly a week, fuel sales have once again been severely disrupted in Bujumbura, the commercial capital of the small east African

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Border crisis : Congolese stranded in Bujumbura after the fall of Uvira

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 14, 2025 — Dozens of Congolese from Uvira and the surrounding area have been stranded in Bujumbura since the sudden closure of the Gatumba border

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Uvira : residents begin to emerge after a day of violent fighting

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, December 12, 2025 – In the aftermath of intense clashes between the M23 movement and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC), supported by the local

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Burundi : more than 20,000 refugees registered by ONPRA, humanitarian needs intensify

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 12, 2025 – Since last Saturday, Burundi has been facing an exceptional influx of refugees from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fleeing the violence

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Buganda : the Burundian army receives Congolese and Rwandan fighters and militiamen fleeing defeats against the M23

SOS Médias Burundi Buganda, December 11, 2025 — Between December 7 and 10, more than 2,000 aCongolese and Rwandan afighters and militiamen, fleeing defeats against the M23 rebels, were received

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Buhumuza : a new site opened urgently to accommodate the influx of Congolese refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, December 11, 2025 — Since the afternoon of Tuesday, December 9, a significant influx of Congolese refugees has been observed in the province of Buhumuza, in

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Burundi–DRC : Gitega forced to beg for the return of its soldiers and a humanitarian crossing

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, December 11, 2025 — “The captured Burundian soldiers will be handed over to their country’s authorities in strict compliance with human rights,” declared Lawrence Kanyuka, spokesperson

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Uvira : M23 takes control of the city without resistance

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, December 10, 2025 – The city of Uvira, in South Kivu, fell to the M23 rebel movement on the night of December 9. The fighters entered

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Massive influx of Congolese refugees into Burundi : armed infiltrations, security tensions, and a major humanitarian crisis

Kaburantwa – Ruyigi, December 10, 2025 – Thousands of Congolese refugees have crossed the Burundian border since the night of December 7-8, fleeing violent clashes between the FARDC (Armed Forces