04-20-2019 ■ A new refugee camp was officially opened this Thursday, 18 April 2019 in Butezi commune of Ruyigi province in the east of Burundi. Nyankanda Refugee camp hosts 300 households with 1162 Congolese mostly women and is established on a perimeter of 77 ha in Munyinya area. Before joining the (...)

12-15-2016 ■ Due to the clashes between the Congolese army and Mayi-Mayi militia since 2 December, 796 Congolese asylum seekers have been sheltered at the Cishemere Congolese refugees’ transit site, in the province of Cibitoke, North-west of Burundi. 200 among them who are already recognized by Burundi government as Congolese refugees (...)