But with the situation in the DRC deteriorating each day, it seems unlikely the refugees can return home in the near future. The unchecked advance of the Rwandan-backed M23 is stoking fears of a ...

Income-generating projects have slowed down in Burundi since the fighting in eastern DRC escalated last February.

Economic hardship exacerbates the crisis, as transportation costs to the border have skyrocketed—tripling in just two ...

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 influx the country has ...

Some 63,000 people have fled to Burundi, which neighbours the Democratic Republic of Congo, where violence has continued between the M23 group and the Congolese army, UNHCR said. About 45,000 ...

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it ...

told us she came to Burundi with her four children after her husband was shot dead by M23 rebels in South-Kivu. "I'm hoping to find a home for my children and peace," she said. Additional ...

This is a summary of what was said by Brigitte Mukanga-Eno, UNHCR Representative in Burundi– to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. As ...

Adhiambo said she is in constant communication with some of her Kenyan classmates who remained in Burundi, and most of them are looking for ways to return home. The PS said the violence in ...