Burundi : Congolese refugees under suspicion and increased security pressure
Burundi : Congolese refugees under suspicion and increased security pressure
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 15, 2025 – As refugee arrivals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue, numerous accounts gathered in the provinces of Bujumbura (west), Burunga (south),
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In Burunga province, southern Burundi, the district authorities of Rumonge, a port town, have decided to prohibit recently arrived Congolese refugees from renting houses outside the Mutambara emergency reception site.
DRC–South Kivu : under US pressure, the AFC/M23 announces a conditional withdrawal from Uvira
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, December 16, 2025 – Less than a week after the fall of Uvira to the M23, the Congo River Alliance/M23 (AFC/M23) has announced a unilateral but
Accused of making statements favorable to the M23, a Rumonge district official is being hunted by security services
SOS Médias Burundi Rumonge, December 15, 2025 — Since December 13, 2025, Augustin Hakizimana, a district official recently assigned to the communications department of the Rumonge district in Burunga province,
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
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
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
Burundi–Rwanda : rising military tensions at the border, the population of Butanyerera lives in fear
SOS Médias Burundi Butanyerera, December 12, 2025 – A significant military buildup has been observed for several days along the Burundi-Rwanda border, particularly in the Gasenyi-Nemba zone, Busoni district, Butanyerera
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
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