around 42,000 people already seeking asylum", she told reporters in Geneva, via video-link from Burundi's largest city Bujumbura. She said that more than 36,000 people had crossed the Rusizi river ...

People are mainly arriving at the Gatumba border post, close to the capital Bujumbura, he adds. Some of these refugees are seeking asylum in Burundi to legalize their stay. Others prefer to rent ...

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 ...

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 relayed dramatic testi ...

They are among nearly 70,000 people who have sought refuge here over the last ... It is usually an hour's drive between the ...

BUJUMBURA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 200 community health agents have already been trained in Burundi to help control the spread of mpox as the country continues to face an influx of refugees ...

Bujumbura, Burundi, February 25, 2025 — As thousands of Congolese ... Congolese families have arrived with nothing, and the centres are overcrowded, hosting people of all ages and backgrounds, ...

Several areas in northwest Burundi are overwhelmed with people, some of whom have been ... have entered via the official border crossing of Bujumbura since February 14. "The escalating situation ...

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The UN refugee agency UNHCR had expected that the violence would send people fleeing into Burundi, making plans ... in Geneva via a video link from Bujumbura. She said that more than 36,000 ...