Refugees
World Refugee Day 2026 : between despair, pressure to return, and a protracted humanitarian crisis in the camps
From Nyarugusu to Kakuma, via Mahama, Nakivale, Meheba, Lusenda, and the reception sites in Burundi, Burundian and Congolese refugees are experiencing a World Refugee Day marked by reduced humanitarian assistance,
Burundi : “No one has the right to exile half a million Burundians,” pleads Marguerite Barankitse
SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, June 21, 2026 – As the world celebrated the World Refugee Day on June 20, testimonies and calls for solidarity with those forced into exile resonated
Rwanda : the biometric card that could change refugees’ lives
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama, Rwanda, June 16, 2026 – Rwanda is continuing its digital transformation with the gradual rollout of a new biometric identity card for all its citizens and
Musenyi : thousands of Congolese refugees demonstrate to demand the repatriation to the DRC
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, June 15, 2026 — Thousands of Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi camp in Burunga province, southern Burundi, held a peaceful demonstration on Monday, June 15,
Musasa : a refugee camp without water for six months, the humanitarian crisis worsens
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, June 11, 2026 – The humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly worrying in the Musasa refugee camp, in Kiremba district, Butanyerera province, northern Burundi, where more than
Nakivale (Uganda) : 13 suspected Ebola cases isolated in a tense camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, June 8, 2026 – Fears of a possible Ebola outbreak are gripping the Nakivale refugee camp in southwestern Uganda after thirteen suspected cases were quarantined. Health
Musenyi : Congolese refugees welcome the easing of movement restrictions
SOS Médias Burundi Musenyi, February 2, 2026 – Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi site, located in the district of Musongati, in the province of Burunga, southeastern Burundi, have welcomed
Returned but threatened : refugees accuse political and security networks of blocking land restitution
SOS Médias Burundi Makamba, May 31, 2026 – Behind the mass return of Burundian refugees from Tanzania lies a reality far more complex than the official rhetoric of “voluntary return”
Nduta emptyed : thousands of Burundian refugees “flood” towards Nakivale, Kakuma, and Mahama in a chaotic exodus
SOS Médias Burundi Mahama / Nakivale / Kakuma, May 26, 2026 — The closure of the Nduta camp in Tanzania has triggered a massive influx of Burundian refugees to several
Nakivale : two dead and several banditry shake the refugee camp
SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, May 25, 2026 — A wave of insecurity is increasingly worrying refugees in the Nakivale camp in southwestern Uganda. Two people were killed last weekend in