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In Burundi, Congolese refugees fear starvation, violence as aid cuts bite

A Congolese refugee leans against a wooden structure while waiting for a meal to be cooked at a communal cooking area at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo, on May 7, 2025. [AFP]

Claude says he is afraid he will soon be dead -- either from starvation or violence -- as he waits at a food tent in a camp in Burundi.

He is one of thousands of Congolese refugees caught between a brutal war over the border and drastic cuts to international food aid.

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