Refugees
Kakuma (Kenya): suspension of cash assistance, refugees left desperate
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, June 24, 2025 — The UNHCR has suspended cash assistance in the Kakuma refugee camp and reduced food rations. The decline in international funding jeopardizes more
World Refugee Day 2025 : deafening silence, widespread famine, and trampled rights
SOS Médias Burundi Nairobi, June 19, 2025 – On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, celebrated every June 20, SOS Médias Burundi focused on the refugee situation in eight
Nduta Camp: Uncertainty Grows for Burundian Refugees Reluctant to Return
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, June 18, 2025 — Despite repeated calls for voluntary repatriation, thousands of Burundian refugees living in Nduta camp in Tanzania continue to resist returning home. Caught
Mahama (Rwanda): Congolese Refugees Quietly Return to Rebel-Controlled DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, June 18, 2025 — Since the M23 rebel group and its affiliated politico-military coalition, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), seized control of key cities in North
Giharo : illegal fines imposed on Congolese refugees in search of survival
SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, June 16, 2025 — Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site, in Giharo district (Rutana province) in southeastern Burundi, are denouncing abusive practices by Burundian police.
Kavumu : a Rwandan refugee stabbed to death near the camp, three suspects arrested
SOS Médias Burundi Cankuzo, June 16, 2025 – A young Rwandan refugee was violently stabbed to death near the Kavumu camp in eastern Burundi. Three Congolese refugees were arrested. The
Terror at Nakivale camp : hunted albinos, a mother and her children mysteriously disappear
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, June 10, 2025 – At the Nakivale refugee camp, located in the Isingiro district of southwest Uganda, the albino community is experiencing a growing climate of
Tanzania : hundreds of Burundians arrested, thirteen children jailed for demanding their wages
SOS Médias Burundi Nyamisivya, June 9, 2025 — Since February 28, thirteen Burundian teenagers have been languishing in Nyamisivya prison, in northwest Tanzania. Their “crime” : having dared to demand
Burundi : Congolese refugees face movement restrictions during election period
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, June 7, 2025 — In the Bwagiriza, Nyankanda, and Kavumu refugee camps, located in the provinces of Ruyigi and Cankuzo in eastern Burundi, Congolese refugees are
Dzaleka : a Congolese refugee found dead, strangled, and robbed of his motorcycle
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, June 3, 2025 – A young Congolese refugee was found dead near the Dzaleka camp in central Malawi on Monday. According to police, the victim, aged