Refugees

Diplomacy

DRC : Rwandan refugees repatriated after years of captivity by the FDLR

SOS Médias Burundi Goma, May 18, 2025 – A group of 360 Rwandans was repatriated on Saturday to their country of origin after spending several years in captivity under the

Refugees

Kakuma (Kenya) : nearly 200 Burundian refugees repatriated by plane

SOS Médias Burundi Turkana, May 17, 2025 – Faced with growing precariousness in the camps, nearly 200 Burundian refugees living in Kakuma, in northwestern Kenya, have chosen to voluntarily return

Security

Mahama : the killer hippopotamus strikes again, two Burundian refugees dead

SOS Médias Burundi Mahama (Rwanda), May 15, 2025 — Two Burundian refugees, a man in his sixties and a 22-year-old pupil, recently lost their lives in separate attacks perpetrated by

Refugees

Nduta (Tanzania) : controversial interviews worry Burundian refugees

SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, May 8, 2025 – Tanzanian authorities, in collaboration with the UNHCR and the Burundian government, have launched a series of interviews with Burundian refugees in the

Refugees

Nakivale (Uganda) : the World Bank supports the empowerment of single refugee mothers

SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 8, 2025—The World Bank has launched a project in Nakivale camp, Uganda, to support single refugee mothers, considered particularly vulnerable. The initiative aims to strengthen

Refugees

Meheba : refugees elect new representatives, a Burundian among those elected

SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, May 7, 2025 – Refugees in the Meheba camp in Zambia have just renewed their village representatives. While they welcome the process, many of them regret

DRC En

Rutana : Congolese refugees angry after an alleged embezzlement of a humanitarian aid

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, May 4, 2025 – Tensions are running high at the Musenyi site in Rutana province, southeastern Burundi. Hundreds of Congolese refugees demonstrated violently last week to

Refugees

Burundi : a lifeless body of a young Congolese refugee found near the Musenyi site

SOS Médias Burundi Rutana, May 5, 2025 – A tragedy rocked the refugee community at the Musenyi site, in Rutana province (southeastern Burundi), on Sunday, May 4. A lifeless body

Criminalité

Tanzania: After deadly incidents, Burundian refugees point the finger at authorities

SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, May 2, 2025 – The insecurity is increasingly tense in Tanzania’s Burundian refugee camps. Local authorities are raising their voices, threatening expulsions after deadly clashes in

Refugees

Malawi : three refugee women, including a Burundian woman, accuse a police officer of sexual harassment and rape

SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, April 30, 2025 – Three refugee women, including a Burundian woman, have filed a complaint of sexual harassment and rape against a police officer assigned to