Thousands of DR Congo refugees struggle in overcrowded Burundi camp

Tens of thousands of Congolese refugees are enduring dire conditions at Burundi’s Busuma camp after fleeing renewed fighting in eastern DRC, with many lacking food, shelter, and information about separated family members.

Esperance Sakina Hatari arrived in December 2025 from South Kivu’s Mutarule village. “We left with nothing.

We came with our children, that’s all,” she told reporters. “Some of us have no food, no shelter and no…