Refugees
Kiremba : at Musasa camp, a water crisis plunges more than 9,000 refugees into distress and tensions with local communities
SOS Médias Burundi Kiremba, April 14, 2026 — In northern Burundi, the Musasa refugee camp, located in Kiremba district in Butanyerera province, is facing a severe shortage of drinking water.
Ruyigi : Congolese refugees accuse Imbonerakure of violence, whippings, and extortion at the Busuma camp
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 13, 2026 — The situation of Congolese refugees living at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi is raising new concerns following accusations of violence and
Kigoma : the hunt for Burundian refugees plunges camps and families into fear
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 8, 2026 — Tensions are rising in northwestern Tanzania. Authorities in the Kigoma region, home to the Nduta and Nyarugusu camps, have announced a large-scale
Kakuma (Kenya) : a Burundian refugee’s shopping center ravaged by fire
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, April 7, 2026 — A fire of unknown origin ravaged the “Bujumbura Shop,” a shopping center owned by a Burundian refugee, in Zone I of Kakuma
Musongati : repeated fires at the Musenyi site, growing concern among Congolese refugees
SOS Médias Burundi Musongati, April 7, 2026 — A series of fires is causing concern among Congolese refugees living at the Musenyi II site in the district of Musongati, Burunga
Burundi : right to education trampled in Ruyigi, repatriated children left behind
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 6, 2026 — Children of Burundian repatriates from Tanzania are being denied access to education in the district of Ruyigi, Buhumuza province, in eastern Burundi.
Bwagiriza : when groundwater threatens refugees’ homes
SOS Médias Burundi Ruyigi, April 6, 2026 — At the Bwagiriza refugee camp, in the district of Ruyigi in Buhumuza province in the east of the small East African nation,
Tanzania : camp closures extended, another month of impending ordeal
SOS Médias Burundi Kigoma, April 2, 2026 — The Burundian refugee camps of Nduta and Nyarugusu, initially scheduled to close on March 31 and June 30, 2026, respectively, will remain
Dzaleka in shock : two Burundian and Congolese refugees found murdered
SOS Médias Burundi Dzaleka, Malawi, April 1, 2026 — Two refugee traders, one Burundian and one Congolese, were found dead Tuesday morning near the Dzaleka camp, in circumstances that have
Kakuma, Kenya : a Burundian refugee missing
SOS Médias Burundi Kakuma, March 27, 2026 — The family of Fabien Ndayegamiye is issuing a desperate plea : this Burundian refugee, originally from Makamba in Burunga province, southern Burundi,