Refugees
Mahama : soaring prices plunge refugees into increasing hardship
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, April 29, 2026 – The continued rise in prices of basic necessities is worsening the living conditions of refugees in the Mahama camp in eastern Rwanda.
Tanzania : Nduta camp permanently closed
SOS Médias Burundi Nduta, April 30, 2026 — As of Thursday, April 30, the Burundian refugee camp in Nduta, Tanzania, is no longer operational. It has been officially closed, and
Musenyi : chronically ill people forced to survive in overcrowded sheds
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, April 28, 2026 — At the Congolese refugee site in Musenyi, Musongati district, Burunga province, in the south of the small East African nation, living conditions
Tanzania : Nduta camp forcibly emptyed, Burundian refugees expelled amid violence and silence
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 27, 2026 — In the Nduta camp, located in the Kigoma region of northwestern Tanzania, thousands of Burundian refugees are denouncing forced expulsions carried out
Musasa : schools at a standstill, teachers abandoned, pupils left to their own devices
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, April 27, 2026 — At the Musasa refugee camp in Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, school activities have been severely disrupted after teachers decided to suspend classes.
Mass repatriation to Ruyigi : hundreds of Congolese refugees leave Busuma in an unprecedented convoy
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 23, 2026 — The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in Ruyigi district, Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, officially began on Thursday,
Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees ordered to pay taxes on their businesses, a controversial measure in the camp
SOS Médias Burundi Isingiro, April 22, 2026 — The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has launched a large-scale tax collection campaign targeting all commercial activities in the Nakivale refugee camp in
Repatriation of Congolese refugees : Kinshasa and Gitega launch a sensitive return program amid a still fragile security context in eastern DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Bujumbura, April 22, 2026 — The Burundian government, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), announces the official launch of voluntary and assisted
Tanzania : total chaos in Burundian refugee camps
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 20, 2026 — The weekend ended in high tension among Burundian refugees in the Nduta camp. Riots broke out between police, supported by civilian guards,
Zambia : “disguised lockdown” in camps, refugees denounce drastic movement restrictions
SOS Médias Burundi Meheba, April 15, 2026 – The Zambian Ministry of Home Affairs and Security is accused by refugees of drastically and controversially tightening movement restrictions in the country’s