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UN: Over 80,000 Flee DR Congo to Burundi in December Thus Far

An estimated 500,000 people have fled South Kivu since early December, with aid agencies warning of urgent funding needs and risks of disease outbreaks in crowded camps.

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More than 88,000 refugees have fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Burundi since early December, following escalating violence in the DRC's South Kivu province. The influx has overwhelmed transit centers and informal sites, with some facilities operating at nearly 200% capacity.

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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christmas was celebrated in a context of war, especially in the provinces of North and South Kivu, under the threat of the advance of the AFC/M23. Christmas Eve, on December 24, 2025, was not organized all night in several churches as usual, but faithful participated in Masses (for Catholics) and cults (for Protestants). As in Bukavu, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix.

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