Refugees
Fizi : houses of Burundian refugees from 1972 threatened by the waters of Lake Tanganyika
In the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 800 families, made up mostly of Burundians who fled the massacres of 1972
Mahama (Rwanda): a worrying lack of hygiene
Refugees in Mahama camp fear the infection of diseases linked to lack of hygiene. The reason is that clogged public toilets take long to be emptied. Camp sanitation officials are
Mahama (Rwanda): Congolese Tutsi refugees from Mahama joined their peers to alert the world
This Wednesday, it was the turn of the Mahama camp’s Congolese Tutsi refugees in the Kirehe district, to add their voice to that of other Congolese exiled in Rwanda to
Nduta (Tanzania) : two people struck by lightning
The tragedy occurred on Tuesday evening at the Nduta camp located in northwest Tanzania. In total, the storm caused serious injuries to five people. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Torrential rain
Dzaleka (Malawi): insecurity, everyone’s business
A report following the UNHCR investigation into the causes of growing crime in the Dzaleka camp has been made public within the camp. The document suggests that criminals must be
Mulongwe (DRC) : the UNHCR distributes tents to Burundian refugees
Refugees in Mulongwe camp received tents. It is in the province of South Kivu in the east of the DRC. The beneficiaries thank the UNHCR for the assistance. INFO SOS
Rwanda : Congolese Tutsi refugees demonstrate against a probable genocide targeting them in the DRC
It is refugees from the Kiziba and Nkamira camps located respectively in the Karongi and Rubavu districts of the Western Province who demonstrated on Monday. They denounce a “genocide” committed
Goma: more than 17,000 new people displaced following war between the regular army and M23 rebels
More than 17,000 displaced people have been registered in a newly created camp in the city of Goma in the province of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According
Bubanza: two former refugees from Rwanda arrested
President Ndayishimiye’s speech begins to claim victims. Two men from the commune of Musigati and Bubanza, in the province of Bubanza (western Burundi) were arrested by the police on Monday.
2023, a nightmarish year for Burundian refugees living in camps
From the assassination in Kenya and Malawi to a possible end to refugee status in Tanzania, including a considerable reduction in assistance in Rwanda, the SOS Médias Burundi microphone went