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Five Wazalendo killed, three civilians wounded : a hippopotamus at the center of a clash in Nyamitanga

Nyamitanga, September 12, 2026—A hippopotamus shot in the Rusizi River, on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lies at the heart of a clash between Burundian ...
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DRC: Ndayishimiye, Tshisekedi’s ally, called upon to play mediator role in the face of a wary opposition

Bujumbura, July 8, 2026 – Burundian President and current Chairperson of the African Union, Évariste Ndayishimiye, received a Congolese delegation on Monday in Bujumbura, Burundi’s commercial capital.
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After Tanzania, fears of a new wave of forced returns are spreading among Burundian refugees in Uganda and Zambia

Kampala/Lusaka, August 5, 2026 – Pressure is mounting on Burundian refugees living in Uganda and Zambia. In the Nakivale and Meheba camps, several awareness-raising meetings about voluntary return ...
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Tanzania – Nyarugusu refugee camp : catholics protest against their priest following a call for voluntary repatriation

Nyarugusu, July 10, 2025 – At the Nyarugusu refugee camp, located in the Kigoma region of northwest Tanzania, near the border with Burundi, anger is brewing among Catholic refugees following a ...
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Diplomatic tensions : two WFP officials expelled from Burundi

The Burundian government has decided to expel Sibi Lawson-Marriot, the representative of the World Food Programme (WFP), and Sarah Nguyen, the organisation’s security officer. The two officials left ...
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Rumonge : beaten then arrested? The family of a retired soldier denounces a one-sided case

Rumonge, August 6, 2026 – Joseph Niyongabo, a retired soldier from Murenge village, in the Rusabagi zone of Rumonge district, Burunga province in southwestern Burundi, has been detained since July 31, ...
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DRC : in Lusenda, Burundian refugees say they are abandoned under tarpaulins after years of waiting

Uvira, July 16, 2026 – After several years living in severely dilapidated shelters, hundreds of Burundian families living in the Lusenda camp, in the Fizi territory of South Kivu, eastern Congo, ...
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Buhumuza : Busuma camp in shock, hundreds of Congolese refugees die in undignified conditions

Buhumuza, January 29, 2026 – Since December 2025, more than 300 Congolese refugees, including many children and the elderly, have died in the Busuma camp in Buhumuza province, eastern Burundi, due to ...
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Kavumu (Cankuzo) : Congolese refugees deprived of essential medical care in Burundi’s largest camp

Cankuzo, September 15, 2025 – Kavumu camp, located in the Cankuzo region of Buhumuza province in eastern Burundi, hosts more than 20,000 Congolese refugees and is the largest reception site in the ...
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Cibitoke: Massive mobilization of Imbonerakure at the border

While the security situation in the DRC is deteriorating, a wave of mobilization of young people affiliated with the ruling party is being observed in Burundi. According to several sources, these ...
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“Pay or you don’t get through”: in Busuma, refugees trapped in a system of extortion

Ruyigi, March 29, 2026 — Returning to their country of origin has turned into a nightmare for many Congolese refugees living at the Busuma site in the east of the small east African nation. While many ...
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Ebola virus reappearance : Burundi placed on high alert

Bujumbura, May 19, 2026 – The Burundian government has placed the country on high alert following the reappearance of the Ebola virus in the Great Lakes region. Health authorities fear a possible ...