Tens of thousands flee DR Congo to Burundi amid rebel takeover of key city

UN refugee agency says women and children arriving ‘exhausted and severely traumatised’ after fleeing eastern DRC.

By Faisal Ali and News Agencies

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More than 84,000 people have fled to Burundi from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid a Rwanda-backed rebel offensive near the countries’ shared border, according to the latest United Nations figures.

Tens of thousands flee DR Congo to Burundi amid rebel takeover of key city

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