M23 claims it captures Burundian soldiers in Uvira, intensifying conflict in eastern DR Congo amid fragile regional peace ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic ...

Political violence has engulfed the African nation of Burundi. The U.N. Security Council has passed a resolution to try and prevent potential genocide, while refugees have been pouring into ...

Burundian soldiers deployed to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spend days shelling civilians, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Thursday, highlighting Burundi’s military involvement in the ...

John Walburn of the International Organization for Migration talks to Farai Chideya about the recent resettlement of thousands of Burundian refugees to the United States. The documentary "God Grew ...

BUJUMBURA: Over 20 Burundian soldiers have been killed in ongoing fighting in eastern DR Congo, military sources ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and partners are urging Tanzania to ensure Burundian refugee returns are voluntary and based on individual choices – in keeping with the country’s longstanding history of ...

MUYINGA, Burundi, Jan 24 (UNHCR) - Despite intense fighting in central Burundi, refugees continued this week to stream back to their homes in the more peaceful northern part of the country. "I felt ...

The seven-nation East African Community (EAC) first deployed troops in the violence-plagued east of the DR Congo in November 2022, at the invitation of the country’s authorities, to free areas taken ...

The refugees accuse Rwanda's government and the UNHCR of starving them to force them to return home. The UN has rejected the accusation, saying it is doing its best ...

Political unrest and violence prompted more than 400,000 people to flee Burundi and relocate to nearby countries, primarily Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. Despite appeals from Burundi and other central ...