Refugees
Mahama (Rwanda) : high living cost and growing poverty in the refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, June 27, 2025 – In Mahama camp, in eastern Rwanda, the life of refugees is becoming more unbearable every day. The drastic reduction in financial and
Ruyigi : illegal barriers hinder refugees’ freedom of movement
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, June 26, 2025 — Members of the youth league of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy
Cibitoke : six young Congolese detainees denounce false accusations and mistreatment
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 26, 2025 — Six young Congolese detainees from Kamanyola, in South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been detained for a week
Cibitoke: Congolese refugees denounce violence, extortion and rape at the Burundian border
SOS Médias Burundi Cibitoke, June 24, 2025 – As the war between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the M23 rebels rages in eastern Congo,
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