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Buhumuza : over 67,000 refugees at Busuma camp face a water and sanitation crisis

SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 12, 2026 – Overwhelmed by extreme overcrowding, the Busuma refugee camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, is facing an

DRC En

War in eastern DRC : Burundi redeploys troops to Kalemie as Congolese exodus intensifies

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 9, 2026 – A new redeployment of Burundian soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was observed between December 29, 2025, and January 4,

Criminalité

Burundi : Congolese refugees risk their lives in the Rusizi River as regional tensions escalate

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 9, 2026 – Since the beginning of December 2025, more than 90,000 Congolese refugees have flocked to Burundi, fleeing intense fighting between the loyalist army

Criminalité

Bujumbura on high alert : refugee influx, M23 threat, and massive deployment of Burundian soldiers in the DRC

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 11, 2026 – Bujumbura province has been placed on high alert in the face of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of

Diplomacy

Goma : after the Masisi bombing, the AFC-M23 buries civilians and accuses Kinshasa

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, January 8, 2026 – It was with tears in their eyes, their faces ravaged by grief, marked by profound sorrow and unspeakable sadness, that the AFC-M23

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Security tensions on the Burundi-Rwanda border : growing concern among local populations

SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, January 8, 2026 – Since December 7, the massive deployment of Burundian troops and heavy military equipment to the Kibira border and near the Ruhwa River

DRC En

DRC – Uvira : Gatumba border closed, thousands of Congolese and Burundians affected

SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, January 5, 2026 – Since December 10, 2025, the Gatumba border between the DRC and Burundi has remained closed, disrupting trade, education, and access to healthcare

Criminalité

DRC : Burundian soldiers sent to their deaths — a hidden war, without compensation or truth

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 4, 2026 – While Burundian authorities continue to justify Burundi’s military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through alleged “regional solidarity,” the Secretary

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North Kivu : at least 7 civilians killed and more than 40 wounded in a drone strike in Masisi-Centre

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, January 4, 2026 – An airstrike attributed to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) killed at least seven civilians and injured more

Criminalité

Congolese refugees in Burundi : trapped between war, camps, and closed borders

SOS Médias Burundi Gitega, December 30, 2025 – Fleeing the escalating fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tens of thousands of Congolese have been stranded in Burundi since