Refugees
Kakuma (Kenya) : a fire ravages a trading center, causes over 20 million shillings in losses
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, November 7, 2026 — A violent fire reduced a trading center in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya to ashes on Friday. Approximately thirty shops
DRC – Lusenda : mobile phones distributed to Burundian refugees for food assistance awaited for nearly two years
SOS Médias Burundi Lusenda, November 4, 2026 — Since October 28, mobile phones and SIM cards have been distributed to Burundian refugees in the Lusenda camp, located in the Fizi
Meheba : the new camp leader focuses on dialogue to address refugees’ security concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, November 4, 2026 — The new leader of the Meheba refugee camp in Zambia held an emergency meeting with refugees living in Block D, between 29th
Nakivale : thousands of refugees excluded from census, authorities challenged
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, November 3, 2026 —A refugee identity verification operation is underway in several camps in Uganda. Scheduled to last three months, this exercise, led by the Ugandan
Nyarugusu : Burundian refugees denounce their exclusion from humanitarian aid
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, October 31, 2026 — Burundian refugees living in the Nyarugusu camp, in northwestern Tanzania, are denouncing the exclusion of their youth from the distribution of school
Cishemere : a 13-year-old refugee boy killed by gunshot near military firing range
SOS Médias Burundi Cishemere, October 25, 2026 — A 13-year-old boy from a Congolese refugee family was killed Saturday by a stray bullet while he was cooking corn at the
Malawi : six members of a Burundian family perish in a fire at the Dzaleka camp
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, October 21, 2026 — A couple and their four children perished in a fire that ravaged their home overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Katuza
Burundi : ONPRA forces refugees to return to camps, their survival sacrificed in the name of security
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, October 20, 2026 — Richard Uwimana, coordinator of the National Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA), is continuing his tour of Burundi’s
Malawi : a reform to open the labor market to refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, October 16, 2026 — The Malawian refugee legislation could be undergoing a major overhaul. The National Human Rights Commission, also known as the Law Commission, is
Burundi : in Busuma, over 33,000 Congolese refugees face threats from rainfall while living in dilapidated shelters
SOS Médias Burundi Busuma, October 15, 2026 — With the rainy season now underway—causing human casualties and material damage in various parts of Burundi—Congolese refugees in Busuma, located in the