Refugees
Tanzania : hard blow for Burundian refugees, schools and churches closed in Nyarugusu and Nduta
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, October 1, 2025 – The 2025-2026 school year begins in uncertainty for thousands of Burundian refugee children in Tanzania. Since Monday, more than ten schools, including
Bujumbura : Congolese targeted in repeated raids
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 30, 2025 – Since last Friday, several Congolese living in different neighborhoods of Burundi’s commercial capital have been targeted by raids carried out by the
Tanzania : when the authorities turn religious leaders into instruments of forced repatriation
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, September 24, 2025 – From Nduta to Nyarugusu, pastors, leaders of religious movements, and sheikhs were ordered to actively participate in raising awareness among Burundian refugees
Buhumuza: end of Merankabandi, two years of cash transfers that transformed the lives of refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, September 22, 2025 – The program Merankabandi, a joint initiative of the Burundian government, the World Bank, and the World Food Program (WFP), has concluded in
Nakivale : football unites refugees despite political divides
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, September 21, 2025 – The Nakivale Football Association has launched an inter-team tournament in the refugee camp, located in southwest Uganda. The objective : combating juvenile
Mahama camp : the distress of children turns into suicides
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, September 18, 2025 – In the last three months, five suicide cases, several involving children, have been recorded in Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda. Most are
Cholera epidemic : 226 cases registered in northwestern Burundi, MSF comes to the rescue
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, September 18, 2025 – Since the beginning of September, 226 cases of cholera have been recorded in the districts of Cibitoke and Bukinanyana, in Bujumbura province
Refugee camps : when school becomes a daily challenge
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, September 17, 2025 — On Monday, September 15, refugee pupils living in Burundi’s refugee camps began the 2025-2026 school year. The start of the school year
Malawi : a Burundian refugee beaten nearly to death amid election fever
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, September 16, 2025 — The violence that marred the September 16 general elections in Malawi hit refugees hard. In Lilongwe, a Burundian living in Dzaleka camp
Kavumu (Cankuzo) : Congolese refugees deprived of essential medical care in Burundi’s largest camp
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, September 15, 2025 – Kavumu camp, located in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, hosts more than 20,000 Congolese refugees and is the