Refugees
21st Anniversary of the Gatumba massacre : calls for justice at the Mahama vamp
SOS Médias Burundi, Mahama, August 10, 2025 – The Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda Friday hosted the commemoration of the 21st anniversary of the Gatumba massacre, a tragedy that claimed
Kakuma and Kalobeyei (Kenya) : food aid suspended, the refugees’ anger mounts
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, August 8, 2025 – The World Food Program (WFP) announced on Thursday, August 8, the indefinite suspension of food ration distribution in the Kakuma and Kalobeyei
Nduta (Tanzania) : suspicious deaths and rumors of poisoning in the refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, August 6, 2025 — A climate of fear is taking hold in the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta, in northwest Tanzania, following several suspicious deaths and
Tanzania : new threats of forced repatriation of Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, August 2, 2025 –Tanzanian authorities are increasing pressure on Burundian refugees, this time resorting to covert threats relayed by humanitarian organizations. These organizations have warned the
Dzaleka (Malawi) : over ten refugees murdered in two months
SOS Médias Burundi, Dzaleka, July 29, 2025 – The Dzaleka camp, located about forty kilometers from Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, is going through a period of intense insecurity. According
Mahama (Rwanda) : a newborn found abandoned in the savannah, a Burundian teenage girl arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, July 27, 2025 – A newborn baby was discovered abandoned at dawn on Friday, July 25, in an isolated area of the Mahama refugee camp in
Musenyi : tents to ease the overcrowding of more than 80 refugee families
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, July 17, 2025 – After more than four months spent in precarious conditions in the hangars of the Musenyi refugee site, located in the Rutana region,
Refugee camps in Burundi : between hunger, disease, and shattered hope
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, July 18, 2025 – In Burundi, refugee camps are facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The drastic reduction in aid, the suspension of resettlement programs, and soaring
Musenyi : prayer rooms prioritized over medical care at the Congolese refugee site
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, July 15, 2025 – At the Musenyi refugee site, located in Burunga province, southeastern Burundi, where more than 18,000 Congolese refugees fleeing the war in the
Mahama (Rwanda) : a symbolic consultation to mobilize Congolese refugees for voluntary repatriation
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, July 15, 2025 – The Rwandan government, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has launched what it calls an “opinion poll”