Refugees
Buhumuza : the forced return of refugees from Tanzania increases pressure on an already overburdened province
SOS Médias Burundi Buhumuza, August 26, 2026—Forced to leave the Nduta and Nyarugusu camps in Tanzania, tens of thousands of Burundian households are attempting to resettle in Burundi. The province
DRC : Kinshasa closes universities in Goma and Bukavu, Mukwege warns of “slow epistemicide”
SOS Médias Burundi Goma, August 27, 2026 — The Congolese government has suspended, until further notice, academic and para-academic activities in several public higher education institutions in Goma, North Kivu,
“We want to go home” : Congolese teachers abandoned in Cishemere as the start of the school year approaches
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, August 27, 2026—With the start of the school year scheduled for early September, Congolese teachers who have taken refuge at the Cishemere transit center in the
Buhumuza : the return of repatriates exposes the unpreparedness of authorities in schools
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, August 26, 2026 — The massive influx of Burundian pupils repatriated from Tanzania risks exacerbating the shortage of classrooms and desks in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi,
Musenyi : outing to feed goats ends with the death of a young refugee
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, August 23, 2026 — The refugee community at the Musenyi site, in Musongati district, Burunga province, in southeastern Burundi, is mourning the discovery of the lifeless
Bwagiriza : exit passes for money, refugees denounce alleged extortion
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, August 21, 2026 — Refugees at the Bwagiriza camp, located in the district of Ruyigi, in the province of Buhumuza, eastern Burundi, are denouncing persistent difficulties
Dzaleka : two pregnant refugees die before giving birth, testimonies denounce conditions of access to healthcare in Dowa
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, August 17, 2026 — The Dzaleka refugee camp, located in the Dowa district of central Malawi, is facing renewed concerns regarding access to healthcare. Two Burundian
Gatumba : 166 refugees massacred, 22 years of impunity, the Banyamulenge speak out
SOS Médias Burundi Bukavu, August 13, 2026 — Twenty-two years after the Gatumba massacre, which claimed the lives of 166 Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the Banyamulenge community of Bukavu
Dzaleka : refugees lose their homes after buying controversial plots
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, August 11, 2026 — At least twenty houses have been demolished in the Dzaleka camp in Malawi, as part of an operation to combat what are
Burundi : 20 scholarships for hundreds of young refugees, DAFI rekindles hope
SOS Médias Burundi Muyinga, August 11, 2026 — After a two-year hiatus due to funding difficulties, the DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship program is reopening its call