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Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says

Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. said on Friday.

dw · 5h

War in eastern Congo: Thousands seek refuge in Burundi

With people fleeing an escalating war between M23 rebels and Congolese government forces, the United Nations now fears a humanitarian disaster if no measures are taken to immediately end hostilities.

New Vision on MSN · 1d

Burundi forces flee DRC as conflict sparks refugee wave

By AFPNAIROBI - Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbour in 25 years.

Rwanda, M23 rebellion and Congo

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn

Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region.

The Boston Globe · 1d

The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in Congo

The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.

BBC · 1d

Rwanda angered by US sanctions over DR Congo violence

James Kabarebe, a former army chief, has been sanctioned for his alleged role in the DR Congo conflict The Rwandan government has condemned the US decision to sanction a government minister for his alleged role in the conflict in the east of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

UN News Centre1d

Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the ...

Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...

The Africa Report1d

East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira

Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...

DR Congo: Burundi Reportedly Withdraws Troops, M23 Marches Towards Butembo | Firstpost Africa | N18G

Burundi Reportedly Withdraws Troops, M23 Marches Towards Butembo | Firstpost Africa | N18G Reports suggest that Burundi has ...

UNHCR1d

UNHCR launches appeal as dire situation in DR Congo impacts Burundi

As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...

Anadolu Ajansi4d

Up to 15,000 people arrive in Burundi within days amid escalating violence in Congo: UN refugee agency

Conditions in the communities near the border are extremely dire, with a lack of shelter, water and sanitation facilities,' ...

The Washington Post6d

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east

Congo’s forces were being supported in Goma by troops from South Africa and in Bukavu by troops from Burundi. But ...

AFP on MSN3d

Burundi, Uganda manoeuvre as DR Congo violence spreads

Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads ...

The Peninsula1d

42,000 people fled eastern DRC to Burundi in two weeks: UN

Geneva: Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi ...

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