Congo war: Influx of fleeing refugees worsens Burundi humanitarian plight

A Congolese woman, sits with her belongings at Rugombo Stadium, Burundi after fleeing from renewed clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Photo credit: Reuters

What you need to know:

  • The M23 advance is the gravest escalation in more than a decade of the long-running conflict in eastern Congo.