Congolese refugees start to go home from Burundi

Apr 24, 2026, 11:24

Introduction

Many Congolese people ran away to Burundi. Now they are going home. The M23 group left a town called Uvira. The UN helps the refugees return.

Main Body

About 470 people crossed the border. They lived in a camp called Busuma in Burundi. Before that, 33,000 refugees already went home. The M23 group took land in Congo. Then they left because other countries told them to go. The UN will send buses every week. One man said thank you to Burundi for opening the border. The UN says people can only go home if it is safe. The camp opened in December 2025. Burundi closed the border when M23 came. Then the border opened again. Burundi has more than 200,000 Congolese refugees. In east Congo, many armed groups fight. M23 is the strongest. Rwanda says it does not help M23, but the UN says it does. The US president wants to help make peace.

Conclusion

The return of refugees happens step by step. It depends on safety in their home areas. The fighting in east Congo is not finished.

Vocabulary Learning

border
The line between two countries.邊境
Example:We cross the border.
help
To do something for someone who needs it.幫助
Example:Can you help me?
home
The place where you live.你居住的地方（屋企）
Example:I go home after school.
return
To go back to a place.返回
Example:They return home.
safe
Not in danger; protected.安全嘅
Example:The house is safe.

Sentence Learning

Many Congolese people ran away to Burundi.
Simple past tense: 'ran' shows a completed action in the past.本句使用簡單過去式動詞「ran」表示過去完成的動作。
Now they are going home.
Present continuous tense: 'are going' shows an action happening now.本句使用現在進行式「are going」表示正在進行的動作。
The UN helps the refugees return.
Simple present tense: 'helps' shows a general truth. 'return' is an infinitive without 'to'.本句使用簡單現在式動詞「helps」表示一般事實，後接不帶to的不定詞「return」。
About 470 people crossed the border.
Simple past tense: 'crossed' describes a finished action.本句使用簡單過去式動詞「crossed」描述已完成的動作。
The UN will send buses every week.
Future tense with 'will': 'will send' indicates a planned future action.本句使用未來式「will send」表示計劃中的未來動作。