Lusenda refugee camp

Burundian refugee camp

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Lusenda refugee camp in 2015.

Lusenda Refugee Camp is a refugee camp established in 2015 for Burundian refugees, located in the Lusenda area of the Tanganyika sector, within Fizi Territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2] The camp is managed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).[2][3][4]

The establishment of the camp followed the outbreak of a political crisis in Burundi in March 2015, triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid for a third term, which was widely contested by the opposition and initially regarded as unconstitutional.[5] As a result of the ensuing unrest, the first official convoy of Burundian refugees entered Congolese territory on 1 June 2015.[5] According to UNHCR reports, approximately 14,300 Burundians fled to the DRC as political refugees during this period. Lusenda Refugee Camp was created to host part of this refugee population.[5] In 2015, approximately 7,000 people were living in Lusenda refugee camp.[5] Refugees International reported in April 2016 that this number had increased to over 16,000 Burundians.[6] By April 2018, UNHCR indicated that the camp was hosting more than 30,000 Burundian refugees.[7]

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1. ^ "Sud-Kivu: 462 réfugiés burundais ont reçu des cartes biométriques à Uvira" [South Kivu: 462 Burundian refugees received biometric cards in Uvira]. Radio Okapi (in French). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. ^ a b Okala, Jean-Tobie (27 July 2015). "MONUSCO Force Commander visits Burundian refugees' camp in Lusenda, South Kivu". MONUSCO (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
3. ^ Wachiaya, Catherine (18 September 2019). "Congolese activist dedicates his life to fight for the displaced". Unhcr.org/news. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
4. ^ "En RDC, les réfugiés burundais du camp de Lusenda craignent pour leur sécurité" [In the DRC, Burundian refugees in the Lusenda camp fear for their safety]. Jeune Afrique (in French). Paris, France. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
5. ^ a b c d Nkalirwa, Paulin Aganze (2015). "Problèmes de rapatriement des réfugiés en République Démocratique du Congo" [Problems of repatriation of refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Official University of Bukavu. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
6. ^ Creative, Wide Eye (7 April 2016). ""Look at my children: they have nothing:" Hard Times for Burundian Refugees in DRC". Refugees International. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
7. ^ Kirchhof, Andreas (17 April 2018). "Burundian refugees in Congo forge a better future". Unhcr.org/news. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

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