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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.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 2d

Congo conflict: 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.Burundi has been facing a massive influx of refugees as families flee fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

New Vision on MSN · 2d

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.

allAfrica.com on MSN2d

DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to ...

UN News Centre2d

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 Report2d

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 ...

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UN agency launches $40.4M appeal as humanitarian crisis in Congo drives tens of thousands to Burundi

Since February, over 40,000 Congolese nationals – majority women and children – have arrived in Burundi seeking international ...

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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 ...

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Burundi's army is withdrawing from DR Congo, four sources say

M23 seized Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, in late January and then took control of South Kivu provincial capital Bukavu over the weekend. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, ...

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