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UN says 53 Congolese refugees have died in Burundi
Of 53 refugee deaths in Burundi, 25 were due to cholera and six from malnutrition complications, amid over 100,000 fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN said.
- The UNHCR told Reuters late on Friday that more than 50 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have died in Burundi, the United Nations Refugee Agency reported on January 10, 2026.
- More than 100,000 Congolese refugees have sought refuge in Burundi since early December after rebel fighters seized Uvira, South Kivu province.
- Health records counted distinct causes among 53 recorded deaths, including 25 cholera deaths and six deaths from anemia and malnutrition-related complications.
- The response included a government mission offering food, medicines and non-food items to displaced Congolese, while Burundi's National Office of Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons did not answer calls, Reuters reported.
- The U.N. said it is investigating the remaining deaths with Burundi health ministry and partners, while Jean Jacques Purusi called the situation `misery` and `a crisis completely forgotten by the international community and media`.
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from OMEGA SSUUNA in Bujumbura, BurundiBurundi BureauBUJUMBURA, (CAJ News) – THE deteriorating humanitarian situation in Burundi has reached a critical point following the massive influx of refugees and asylum seekers fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the beginning of December 2025, more than 84 000 individuals escaping the rising fighting in the South Kivu province have crossed the border into the neighbourin…
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