Massive influx of Congolese refugees strains Burundi’s humanitarian capacities

Thousands of new Congolese refugees are arriving en masse in Burundi to escape fighting between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their allies in South Kivu.

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the city of Uriva on Wednesday.

New reception sites have been set up to manage the influx, including the Kansega transit site in Ndava zone, in Bujumbura province near the border with the…