Refugees
Giharo: Torrential rain causes significant damage at the Musenyi congolese refugee site
SOS Médias Burundi Giharo, April 13, 2025 — Heavy rain fell this Sunday morning on the Musenyi refugee site, in the commune of Giharo (Rutana province, southeastern Burundi), causing significant
Cibitoke : NGOs mobilized to support Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi As violence intensifies in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, causing a new influx of refugees into Burundi, several humanitarian organizations have responded to the emergency by
Rwanda – Drastic reduction in assistance : refugees face growing concern
SOS Médias Burundi The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a significant reduction in cash assistance for refugees in Rwanda starting in April 2025. This decision is motivated by a
Nduta (Tanzania): Burundian refugee struck by lightning, community in mourning
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 9, 2025 — Tragedy struck the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania. Diane Irakoze, a young Burundian refugee and employee of the humanitarian organization, IRC (International
Nduta (Tanzania): Several arrests that seems like kidnappings raise concerns among refugees
SOS Médias Burundi About ten Burundian refugees have been arrested in less than two weeks at the Nduta camp. No motive has been given. The refugees are worried and are
Rutana : eight Congolese refugee children die of malnutrition in two weeks in Giharo
Rutana, April 8, 2025 – At least eight Congolese children under the age of five years have succumbed to malnutrition in a period of two weeks at the Musenyi refugee
Giharo: close to 20,000 Congolese refugees threatened by famine
Having been living for over a month at the Musenyi site in Giharo commune in Rutana province (southeastern Burundi), Congolese refugees displaced from the provinces of Bubanza and Cibitoke in
Meheba: Refugees struggle for integration over lack of language skills
At the Meheba refugee camp in northwestern Zambia, thousands of refugees—mainly Burundian and Congolese—are denouncing integration difficulties following the language barrier. They are calling on the UNHCR and the Zambian
Kinama : Burundian women share their solidarity with refugees
INFO SOS Médias Burundi Around the Kinama refugee camp, located in the district of Gasorwe, in northeastern Burundi, Burundian women have turned a difficult situation into an opportunity. Living alongside
Bwagiriza : a Congolese refugee disappeared
Tabaro Jean Bosco, a refugee from the Bwagiriza camp, was reported missing on Monday, March 31, 2025. While in Bujumbura, the commercial city of Burundi where he worked to support