BUJUMBURA (AEA) – Burundi is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis as a combination of chronic fuel shortages, high global prices, and a surge in returning refugees has pushed several regions into a “Stressed” food security status, according to a report released on Friday. The ReliefWeb update for May 2026 warns that poor households in the Eastern and Northern Lowlands are becoming “atypically market-dependent” due to below-average harvests. A …
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