World: Where is my family? The search for missing loved ones in Africa’s oldest and newest refugee camps

Countries: World, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Last year, more than 1.2 million people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fled their homes across borders. In Uganda and Burundi, where we visited refugee camps in November 2025 and again in March 2026, we met Furaha, Maryam, Anastasia and Michael. They share a common history marked by war and flight, and one question: Where are my loved ones? Furaha Salima was at ho