Refugees
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Musenyi : cross-border solidarity – Angéline Ndayishimiye and Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi meet with Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 30, 2025 – First Ladies of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo made a joint visit to the Congolese refugee site of Musenyi, in
Nyarugusu : a Burundian refugee killed by police during a controversial operation
Alert usSOS Médias Burundi Nyarugusu, April 29, 2025 – A Burundian refugee was shot dead on Tuesday in the Nyarugusu camp, Tanzania, during a violent police raid. Five other people