GENEVA (Reuters) -Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with conditions dire at a crammed stadium camp and many stuck in ...

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI – As conflict in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues, thousands are still crossing the border into Burundi in what has become the largest ...

Aid operations in Burundi are under strain as thousands continue to flee escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In less than a month, nearly 63,000 people have crossed ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun the relocation of refugees fleeing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to Burundi. More than 1,000 DRC refugees who ...

Bujumbura, February 24, 2025 — As thousands of Congolese refugees flee ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is launching this week an ...

South Kivu's provincial capital Bukavu, home to one million people and bordering Rwanda, is roughly 50 kilometres from Burundi, which is dealing with its biggest influx of refugees in 25 years.

Burundi has been facing a massive influx of refugees as families flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "Just in the first two weeks, we have received 42,000 people already ...

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its impact on neighbouring countries, ...

UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, reported on Thursday that 35,000 Congolese nationals have now reached Burundi since the beginning of February, as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters continue to advance across ...

Thousands of Congolese are opting make a dangerous river crossing to get to safety in Burundi. People are fleeing the continuing fighting in DRC across the river to neighbouring Burundi.