Actualite.CD informed that the displaced people who were in the Rumonge and Gatumba camps were relocated by the Burundian government to Ruhigi, about 60 kilometers north of Bujumbura, as they were barely surviving in their previous location.

The news outlet stated that they were not receiving humanitarian assistance and complained of the hardships imposed by the harsh weather conditions.

The situation in eastern Congo worsened in early December 2025 with the advance of the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) on cities in South Kivu near the border with Burundi, leading to the displacement of approximately 500,000 people, some 85,000 of whom fled to the neighboring country.

Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher allocated, in late December, 13.5 million dollars to address the worsening humanitarian impact of the conflict-induced displacement, using resources from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).

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