T he sun is barely rising in rural Burundi when we begin our medical rounds in the pediatric ward. I am an American, doctoring in this central African nation, far away from my home in northern Ohio.

The situation at displacement camps in Burundi is extremely dire as the country experiences its largest influx of refugees, fleeing fighting in Congo, in decades, the UN's Refugee Agency warned on ...

“People risk their lives trying to cross the river, sometimes with small kids. It is heartbreaking to see,” said Niragira ...

On a quest to right some wrongs about a poor African country, a traveller discovered that despite Burundi being one of the poorest nations in the world, it is actually home to wonderful people and ...

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 ...

Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi from around Bukavu in recent days, straining resources and leading to overcrowding, Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesperson for the U.N. refugee ...

thousands are still crossing the border into Burundi in what has become the largest influx the country has experienced in decades. Nearly 63,000 people have arrived in less than a month, with over ...

“Over 63,000 people now have crossed into the country, Burundi, fleeing atrocities, deadly conflict in parts of eastern DR Congo,” said Faith Kasina, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for East and Horn of ...

"Just in the first two weeks, we have received 42,000 people already seeking asylum," said Brigitte Mukanya-Eno, a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burundi.