Since the beginning of December 2025, more than 90,000 Congolese refugees have flocked to Burundi, fleeing intense fighting between the loyalist army of Kinshasa and the M23 movement in South Kivu backed by local militias and Burundian troops.
According to UNHCR, the refugees in Burundi from DRC indicate a worsening situation requiring urgent mobilization of resources and assistance to the persons within the refugee camps due to the large numbers of persons arriving from DRC.
The recent fighting has killed at least 74 civilians, injured more than 80, and displaced over 200,000 people, many of them children (ReliefWeb)
The transit centres and refugee camps lack basic resources, such as safe water, and the lack of other important resources and social infrastructure, such as roads, schools, and health facilities, in addition to the need for livelihoods and protection.
Conseil national des Eglises du Burundi (CNEB) a national member of ACT Burundi Forum is preparing a response to the refugee crisis
