Refugees
Buhumuza : Busuma camp in shock, hundreds of Congolese refugees die in undignified conditions
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, January 29, 2026 – Since December 2025, more than 300 Congolese refugees, including many children and the elderly, have died in the Busuma camp in Buhumuza
Dzaleka : dozens of refugees detained for bank withdrawal
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, January 29, 2026 – Dozens of refugees were arrested on Wednesday after leaving the Dzaleka camp without authorization. Their families are appealing to the immigration services
Busuma : attempts to return to DR Congo, Congolese refugees arrested and forcibly returned to the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 28, 2026 — In recent days, several Congolese refugees from the Busuma camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi, have
Burundi: police checkpoints criticized for corruption and inefficiency
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 22, 2026 – The checkpoints set up by the Burundi National Police (PNB) on the country’s major highways to secure travel are now the subject
Burundi: refugee fighters accused of terrorizing civilians in Bujumbura border province
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, January 22, 2026 – In December 2025, Burundian soldiers, accompanied by elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), Kinshasa-backed Wazalendo militias,
Tanzania : demolitions, overcrowding, and violations of the Geneva Convention: Burundian refugees forced to return
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, January 21, 2026 – In the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps for Burundian refugees, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, the humanitarian situation is rapidly
Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees arrested amid electoral tensions
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, January 21, 2026 – The recent presidential and legislative elections in Uganda have had direct repercussions in several refugee camps, particularly in Nakivale, one of the
Burundi : administrative reshuffles and elimination of deputy administrator positions in refugee camps
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, January 21, 2026 – The National Authority for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (ONPRA) carried out an administrative reorganization in several refugee camps across
Busuma camp : anger simmers – thousands of Congolese refugees demand forced return to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, January 16, 2026 – A wave of anger and despair is sweeping through the Busuma refugee camp in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in the
Nduta (Tanzania) : a Burundian refugee found dead several kilometers from the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, January 15, 2026 – The lifeless body of a Burundian refugee was discovered on Thursday several kilometers from the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania, sparking concern