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

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In the past two weeks, tens of thousands of Congolese have fled violence in the eastern part of the country to Burundi. The UN initially expected 58,000 arrivals over a three-month period.

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Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo caused some 42,000 people, the majority of whom were women and children, to seek refuge in Burundi in two weeks, said Friday the United Nations, which initially expected 58,000 arrivals in three months.

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US Orders Diplomat Families Out of Burundi

The US embassy in Burundi announced Saturday that it has ordered the families of its officials to evacuate, citing threats from the nearby war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement made on Saturday, February 22, 2025, the embassy stated that it had “authorised” non-essential workers to leave as well. The embassy noted that it will continue to provide emergency consular services in Burundi. The M23 rebel group, backed by Rwandan force…

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

Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday. Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have made big gains in the eastern DR Congo, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu and stoking fears of a regional conflagration. The UN warned Wednesday that the M23 “continues to advance towards other strategic areas” in the eastern Congolese provi…

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Some 42,000 people, mostly women and children, arrived in Burundi in two weeks fleeing the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said Friday the UN, which initially expected 58,000 arrivals in three months, reviewed the AFP. This is the largest influx in 25 years of Congolese refugees to Burundi, due to [...] The entry About 42,000 people fled from RD Congo to Burundi in two weeks, according to the UN was first published in Foc…