March 07
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis Leaves Mothers With Newborns Fleeing to Burundi
UN News
The aid response in Burundi to the crisis in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) "is literally buckling", the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Friday, as it… Read more »
March 04
Burundi: Burundi's First Plastic Surgeon Paves the Way for a New Era in Healthcare
allAfrica
"Being the first plastic and reconstructive surgeon in my country is a great honour," Dr. Baramburiye said. "But it's also a huge load on my shoulders, a lot of pressure." Read more »
February 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Urgent Appeal Launched As DR Congo Crisis Fuels Mass Displacement to Burundi
UN News
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… Read more »
February 20
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Violence Has Pushed 35,000 to Burundi, Says UN Refugee Agency
UN News
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to neighbouring countries where they face dire conditions… Read more »
February 18
Rwanda: Burundi Is Withdrawing Troops From DR Congo, Reports Say
New Times
Burundian soldiers, who have been fighting against the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo, were pulling out following the fall of the city of Bukavu, four sources, including a… Read more »
February 17
Rwanda: Congolese Citizens Demand Withdrawal of Burundi, Foreign Troops Amid Deteriorating Security
New Times
DR Congo citizens on Monday, February 17, took to the streets in a wave of fresh protests demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign military forces, including MONUSCO, the… Read more »
February 16
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - Pastor Recounts Ordeal During Bukavu Looting, Contact With Fleeing DR Congo, Burundi Soldiers
New Times
Pastor Theoneste Ngirinshuti, 53, a resident of Rusizi District, looked beat, but so happy to have made it back home in one piece, on Sunday, February 16, when The New Times bumped… Read more »
Rwanda: Mass Arrests of Rwandans Reported in Burundi After Ndayishimiye Rallies Imbonerakure
New Times
There have been hundreds of arrests of Rwandans and Congolese Banyamulenge in the Burundian capital Bujumbura and its suburbs on Sunday, February 16, according to reports. Read more »
