Refugees
Tanzania : 97% of Burundian refugees deemed “not in need of protection”, according to the UNHCR
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, October 20, 2025 — Last week was eventful in the Burundian refugee camps in Tanzania. More than 110,000 Burundian refugees still live in the country, most
Nduta (Tanzania) : a clothing distribution welcomed by Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, October 18, 2025 – For the past week, all Burundian refugees in the Nduta camp have been receiving clothing distributions. This initiative has been warmly welcomed,
Tanzania : four more schools closed in Burundian refugee camps
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, October 15, 2025 – Four more schools attended by Burundian refugees were closed this week in the Nyarugusu and Nduta camps in northwest Tanzania. These closures
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : over 50 nurses and medical workers suspended
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, October 14, 2025 — The health sector in the Nyarugusu refugee camp, located in northwest Tanzania, is deteriorating dangerously. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Mahama (Rwanda) : a WFP data update raises concerns
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, October 13, 2025 — The World Food Program (WFP) has launched an exercise to update the data of its beneficiaries in the Mahama refugee camp in
Musenyi : protests over incomplete UN Women distribution
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, October 11, 2025 — Congolese refugee women from the Musenyi refugee site, in Musongati district (Burunga province, southern Burundi), demonstrated on Thursday, October 9, after a
Dzaleka (Malawi) : three Burundian refugees kidnapped
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka (Malawi), October 8, 2025 — Three Burundian refugees, two men and a woman, were kidnapped during the night from Saturday to Sunday near the Dzaleka camp
Nduta (Tanzania) : several dozen houses destroyed by torrential rains
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, October 4, 2025 – Torrential rain accompanied by strong winds hit the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, located in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, overnight
Buhumuza : hygiene and cooking in crisis in the Congolese refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, October 2 – For nearly three months, refugees in the Kinama camp have been facing a persistent shortage of soap, an essential product for daily hygiene.
Nakivale (Uganda) : an imposed curfew raises questions
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, October 2, 2025 – A curfew has been imposed at the Nakivale refugee camp in southwest Uganda, home to more than 150,000 refugees, including more than