Refugees

Refugees

Uganda : in Nakivale, a large-scale campaign targets thousands of refugee children against measles

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, October 12, 2026 — A measles vaccination campaign was conducted last week in the Nakivale refugee camp, located in the Isingiro district of southwestern Uganda. Organized

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Dzaleka : suspicious death of a Burundian refugee after a collision with police, more than 2 million kwacha missing

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, October 7, 2026 — A Burundian refugee died Tuesday morning after being struck by a police vehicle while riding his motorcycle, about three kilometers from the

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Kakuma : faced with the predicted severe weather, refugees denounce their vulnerability

SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, October 7, 2026 — Concern is rising in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya as severe weather approaches in the coming days. Heavy rains accompanied

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Nyarugusu : police accused of making a Burundian refugee disappear

SOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, Tanzania, October 6, 2026 — A Burundian refugee has been missing since the night of August 21 from the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. According to his

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Bwagiriza : new round-up of Banyamulenge refugees; fear grips the camp

SOS Médias Burundi Bwagiriza, October 5, 2026 — The arrest of Alexis David Musore—a Congolese refugee from the Banyamulenge community who has lived for over fifteen years in the Bwagiriza

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Lusenda : two years without food aid—Burundian refugees sound the alarm to the UNHCR

SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, September 23, 2026—Maurice Azonnankpo, the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), visited the Lusenda

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Nakivale : a child found dead after going missing on the way home from school

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale (Uganda), September 24, 2026—A child of Rwandan origin, aged approximately six years, was found dead in a valley in Kabazana village, within the Nakivale refugee camp.

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Nakivale (Uganda) : drinking eater shortage raises fears of a health crisis

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, September 21, 2026 — In the Nakivale refugee camp in Uganda, access to drinking water is becoming increasingly difficult. The high cost of water, the distance

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Rwanda : in Mahama, 1,600 refugee families targeted to end dependence on humanitarian aid

SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, September 17, 2026—An economic empowerment program targeting 1,600 refugee families in the Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda is to be implemented between 2027 and 2030. Supported

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Bujumbura : mass arrests among the Banyamulenge, the circle widens around Pastor Jalos Nkunda Kilaya

SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, September 17, 2026—Following the arrest of several religious leaders from the Banyamulenge community in Bujumbura, the circle of those detained has widened around Pastor Jalos Nkunda