Burundi

Tens of thousands flee DR Congo to Burundi amid rebel takeover of key city

UN refugee agency says women and children arriving ‘exhausted and severely traumatised’ after fleeing eastern DRC.

DRC accuses Rwanda of peace deal violations as M23 advances in the east

DRC President Tshisekedi alleges Rwanda has violated newly signed accord as M23 reportedly advances towards Uvira.

Medical experts say Africa faces worst cholera outbreak in 25 years

Africa CDC recorded about 300,000 confirmed and suspected cases of cholera so far in 2025, a rise over last year.

Around Lake Tanganyika, Burundians struggle with endless flooding

Children float on rafts made from plastic bottles on a flooded street in the Kinyinya III neighbourhood of Gatumba. [Luis Tato/AFP]

A house is submerged in floodwater in the Kinyinya III neighbourhood. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Lake Tanganyika is known for its cyclical fluctuations in water level, but these have been worsened by global warming. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Students carry schoolbags as they walk down a flooded street in Gatumba. [Luis Tato/AFP]

The UN lists Burundi as one of the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Burundi ranks among the world’s poorest nations, standing 187th out of 193 on the United Nations Human Development Index. [Luis Tato/AFP]

In 2024, pounding rains, magnified by the El Nino phenomenon, displaced nearly 100,000 people and claimed numerous lives, although no official figures have been released. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Internally displaced women gather during an educational community activity at the Gateri IDP camp in Gateri. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Women displaced by the rising waters of Lake Tanganyika carry their babies on their backs in front of the shelters where they live at the Gateri IDP camp. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Congolese refugees in Burundi face starvation and violence amid aid cuts

A Burundian government official speaks with newly arrived Congolese refugees awaiting relocation while weighing a sack of rice from the final batches delivered by the now-dismantled US Agency for International Development (USAID). [Luis Tato/AFP]

Since January, more than 71,000 people fleeing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have crossed into Burundi, the United Nations says. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Congolese refugees look through a corrugated metal fence at the final batches of food delivered by USAID in a storage area at the Musenyi refugee camp in Giharo in southeastern Burundi. [Luis Tato/AFP]

A refugee receives a sack of food and bottles of cooking oil as others wait in the hopes of also receiving aid during a food distribution at the Musenyi camp. [Luis Tato/AFP]

A worker carries sacks of aid on his back as refugees gather during food distribution. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Aid cuts have forced NGOs to axe support for victims of sexual violence, of whom there are many in the camp. [Luis Tato/AFP]

A Congolese refugee waits for a meal to be cooked at a communal cooking area at the Musenyi refugee camp. [Luis Tato/AFP]

Newly arrived families of Congolese refugees wait for clearance after unloading their belongings from a truck upon arrival at the Cishemere Transit Centre near Buganda in northwestern Burundi. [Luis Tato/AFP]