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DR Congo crisis leaves mothers with newborns fleeing to Burundi

·March 8, 2025·2 min read

“Over 63,000 people now have crossed into the country, Burundi, fleeing atrocities, deadly conflict in parts of eastern DR Congo,” said Faith Kasina, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes. Amid the largest influx of refugees Burundi has seen in decades because of the hostilities...

Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi

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·February 22, 2025·2 min read

As fighting escalates in eastern DRC, more than 40,000 Congolese refugees – primarily women and children – have crossed into Burundi since February, with over 9,000 arrivals recorded in a single day this week. Many are using makeshift boats to traverse the Rusizi River, a perilous crossing at the border...

DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

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·February 20, 2025·3 min read

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 both South and North Kivu. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in DRC also expressed concern over growing lawlessness as warlords...

In Burundi, Guterres outlines challenges facing the region

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·May 6, 2023·3 min read

“Everyone must put an end to hate speech, work to restore trust, and refrain from any action that could undermine the progress made for peace” in DRC, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, on the eve of the high-level meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation...