MSF Burundi: Congolese Refugees in Busuma Face Mounting Threat as Humanitarian Funding Dries Up

Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Bujumbura, 21 October 2026 – More than ten months after tens of thousands of Congolese refugees arrived at the Busuma camp in eastern Burundi, living conditions remain extremely precarious, and many refugees say they would rather return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) than remain in the camp. MSF is extremely concerned that conditions could deteriorate further, as several humanitarian organisation