Refugees
Musasa : after months of thirst, water returns… but the crisis threatens to continue
SOS Médias Burundi Musasa, July 16, 2026 – After more than six months marked by a severe shortage of drinking water, Congolese refugees in the Musasa camp, located in Butanyerera
DRC : in Lusenda, Burundian refugees say they are abandoned under tarpaulins after years of waiting
SOS Médias Burundi Uvira, July 16, 2026 – After several years living in severely dilapidated shelters, hundreds of Burundian families living in the Lusenda camp, in the Fizi territory of
Nakivale : “Prepare for the mass return,” the message that is alarming Burundian refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, Uganda, July 10, 2026 — Ugandan authorities and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are holding numerous awareness-raising meetings with Burundian refugees living in
“Starve to death or return home” : the last Burundian refugees in Nyarugusu sound the alarm
SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, Tanzania, July 8, 2026 — The Nyarugusu camp, which housed more than 50,000 Burundian refugees less than a year ago, is now almost empty. Fewer than
Kiremba : alcoholism on the rise in Musasa refugee camp and threatens social cohesion
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, July 6, 2026 — The excessive consumption of hard liquor by some Congolese refugees in the Musasa camp, located in the Kiremba district of Butanyerera province
Muyinga : refugees gain greater freedom of movement, rules eased
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, June 24, 2026 – Congolese refugees living in the Musasa and Kinama camps in Butanyerera province, northeastern Burundi, now benefit from a relaxation of the rules
World Refugee Day 2026 : between despair, pressure to return, and a protracted humanitarian crisis in the camps
From Nyarugusu to Kakuma, via Mahama, Nakivale, Meheba, Lusenda, and the reception sites in Burundi, Burundian and Congolese refugees are experiencing a World Refugee Day marked by reduced humanitarian assistance,
Burundi : “No one has the right to exile half a million Burundians,” pleads Marguerite Barankitse
SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, June 21, 2026 – As the world celebrated the World Refugee Day on June 20, testimonies and calls for solidarity with those forced into exile resonated
Rwanda : the biometric card that could change refugees’ lives
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, Rwanda, June 16, 2026 – Rwanda is continuing its digital transformation with the gradual rollout of a new biometric identity card for all its citizens and
Musenyi : thousands of Congolese refugees demonstrate to demand the repatriation to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, June 15, 2026 — Thousands of Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi camp in Burunga province, southern Burundi, held a peaceful demonstration on Monday, June 15,