Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
HIGHLIGHTS
A total of 193,357 Burundian refugees and asylum-seekers have arrived in the neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Republic of Tanzania, Rwanda, as well as Uganda and Zambia since April 2015. The situation in Burundi remains volatile with continued incidents of sporadic violence in the country.
The new cabinet of Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in on 25 August which included some members of the opposition. Other members of the opposition said the ministers had no legitimacy after disputed elections.