In a part of the world long accustomed to public health emergencies, Burundi is again in the spotlight—but not for reasons anyone would cheer. The East African nation is grappling with a resurgent mpox outbreak that has sent regional health officials scrambling and rekindled memories of past epidemics that wreaked havoc on fragile healthcare systems. […]

Aid operations in Burundi are under mounting pressure as thousands of refugees continue to flee escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In less than a month, nearly 63,000 people have crossed into Burundi, marking the country’s largest refugee crisis in decades. On March 5 alone, over 1,100 arrivals were recorded. While daily […]

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has raised the alarm over the displacement of 10,000 to 15,000 people toward Burundi in recent days due to violent clashes caused by the M23 terrorist group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Most of the displaced individuals are Congolese citizens, many from Bukavu in South Kivu, […]

On Monday, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye afternoon extended condolences to families of victims of Sunday night’s gunmen’s attack in Buringa village in the province of Bubanza, near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). RELATED: DRC: Red-Tabara Rebel Group Responsible for Burundi Attack “I extend my deep condolences to families that lost […]