Refugees
Photo of the week : over 100 CNL members seeking asylum in Tanzania
More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled
Tanzania : more than 100 CNL members seeking asylum
More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled
Nakivale (Uganda) : skin cancer, a threat to albinos
A team of doctors from a Ugandan organization of people living with albinism visited Nakivale camp to diagnose skin cancer. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A total of fifty-two refugees, including
Meheba (Zambia) : prolonged drought worries refugees
Much of Zambia is affected by drought, which is causing growing concern about its detrimental impact on agricultural production. At the Meheba camp, discontent is becoming increasingly heard. INFO SOS
Fizi : houses of Burundian refugees from 1972 threatened by the waters of Lake Tanganyika
In the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 800 families, made up mostly of Burundians who fled the massacres of 1972
Mahama (Rwanda): a worrying lack of hygiene
Refugees in Mahama camp fear the infection of diseases linked to lack of hygiene. The reason is that clogged public toilets take long to be emptied. Camp sanitation officials are
Mahama (Rwanda): Congolese Tutsi refugees from Mahama joined their peers to alert the world
This Wednesday, it was the turn of the Mahama camp’s Congolese Tutsi refugees in the Kirehe district, to add their voice to that of other Congolese exiled in Rwanda to
Nduta (Tanzania) : two people struck by lightning
The tragedy occurred on Tuesday evening at the Nduta camp located in northwest Tanzania. In total, the storm caused serious injuries to five people. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Torrential rain
Dzaleka (Malawi): insecurity, everyone’s business
A report following the UNHCR investigation into the causes of growing crime in the Dzaleka camp has been made public within the camp. The document suggests that criminals must be
Mulongwe (DRC) : the UNHCR distributes tents to Burundian refugees
Refugees in Mulongwe camp received tents. It is in the province of South Kivu in the east of the DRC. The beneficiaries thank the UNHCR for the assistance. INFO SOS