Refugees
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
Burundi: solidarity with congolese refugees – a visit by the congolese delegation and a humanitarian gesture from the first lady of Burundi
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 27, 2025 – Congolese refugees in Burundi recently received significant support from the authorities of the two neighboring countries. On the one hand, a Congolese
Nakivale (Uganda): Nearly 10,000 new refugees welcomed in precarious conditions
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, April 26, 2025 – More than 10,000 asylum seekers, mainly Congolese and Burundian, have just been granted refugee status in Uganda. But in Nakivale, their daily
DRC : a truce announced between Kinshasa and the M23 under Qatari mediation, but fighting continues in the east
SOS Médias Burundi Despite a joint declaration announcing a truce between the Congolese government and the M23 under the auspices of Qatar, armed clashes continue in the eastern Democratic Republic
Tanzania : humanitarian NGOs threatened to close, thousands of Burundian refugees fear forced repatriation
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 24, 2025 — Burundian refugees living in the Tanzanian camps of Nduta and Nyarugusu, in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, are increasingly worried. During