Burundi — Displacement Report (July 2018)

Among others, the data collection in Burundi found that from January to July 2018, a large number of IDPs were displaced from the Cankuzo province to the Mwakiro commune in the Muyinga province in search of better economic opportunities. Some of these IDPs were originally displaced from the Cankuzo province while others are in transit through the province from Tanzania. After the harvest of June 2018, a large number of the population in Kirundo sold their harvests. As a result, some moved to other provinces such as Muyinga, Ngozi and Ruyigi. The most affected commune in terms of departures is the Bugabira commune (Kirundo province). During the first half of the year 2018, the province of Cibitoke hosted a large number of IDPs displaced by torrential rains and landslides. The most affected commune by these torrential rains is the Rugombo commune hosting 1,212 IDPs in July 2018.