Dans les camps de Mulongwe et Lusenda, au Sud-Kivu dans l’est du Congo, des milliers de réfugiés burundais tutsis vivent sous la menace constante. Discriminations, violences, privations : ils accusent les groupes... Read more »
Chancelline, her husband Ishara and their children sit outside their Burundian host Charlotte’s house in Rugombo, Cibitoke Province, Burundi. © UNHCR/Charity Nzomo By Faith Kasina in Rugombo, Burundi More than 71,000 Congolese... Read more »
With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. The... Read more »
Alice, a Congolese refugee, harvesting maize in Nyabicwamba marshland. © UNHCR/Eric Didier Karinganire By Eric Didier Karinganire As the sun rises over Nyabicwamba marshland near Nyabiheke Refugee Camp in eastern Rwanda, Alice steps... Read more »
Kigali: A delegation of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board wrapped up a visit to Rwanda where they saw how the UN food agency – the world’s largest humanitarian organisation... Read more »
UNHCR , the UN Refugee Agency, together with DRC and Rwanda concluded today a two-day tripartite meeting on the voluntary repatriation of Congolese and Rwandan refugees from both countries. The meeting updated... Read more »
My name is Speciose Nyiramana, a Congolese refugee, and a mother who knows too well the struggle of daily survival. After fleeing my war-torn homeland, I arrived in Rwanda with nothing but... Read more »
Aline Nyirarukundo, a Congolese refugee in Kiziba camp, was able to register her baby at the health centre’s maternity ward, allowing her to return home with the birth certificate. By Eric Didier... Read more »
By Eric Didier Karinganire Jean-Luc Rwamasirabo, a Congolese refugee footballer in Nyabiheke refugee camp. © UNHCR/Eric Didier Karinganire Sport gives refugee youth a chance to rebuild their lives, form friendships, and find... Read more »
The Karamira family sharing lunch in their house located in the middle of the Nkamira transit center. Photo: WFP/Raissa Iradukunda By John Paul SESONGA The Karamira family has known more upheaval in... Read more »