Refugees
Tanzania : camp closures delayed by one year
Burundian refugees have gained one more year before their camps are closed. The announcement was made by the Tanzanian Ministry of the Interior in charge of refugees after a visit
Dzaleka (Malawi) : life is getting harder and harder
Several refugees in Dzaleka camp in Malawi see their future mortgaged by the very difficult living conditions. Those who try to do small businesses or agriculture find themselves discouraged by
Nduta (Tanzania): Demolition of houses for the slightest fault of refugees
Burundian refugees denounce a practice that has become commonplace: the demolition of houses if the occupants are accused of any fault. Several houses have already been destroyed and owners do
Nakivale (Uganda) : a refugee died in a fire
An arson attack broke out in the village of “New Hope.” A child from a Burundian refugee family died in the fire. The police say they have launched an investigation.
Nakivale (Uganda) : updating data on vulnerable refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is currently updating the data on the most vulnerable refugees in the Nakivale camp. This exercise, which concerns all refugee camps in
Rwanda : Congolese refugees rejoice after the capture of Goma
In the Congolese refugee camps in Rwanda, spontaneous scenes of jubilation broke out on Monday following the announcement of the capture of Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, by
Photo of the week : distribution of poor quality flour to refugees at the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania
The January ration seems to be inedible in the eyes of Burundian and Congolese refugees in the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. It consists of almost half-ground corn grains. Total disappointment
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : distribution of poor quality flour
The January ration seems to be inedible in the eyes of Burundian and Congolese refugees in the Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania. It consists of almost half-ground corn grains. Total disappointment
Nakivale (Uganda) : a Burundian refugee detained for human trafficking
Sylvestre Ndizeye, in his fifties, is detained in a police cell. He was arrested after the disturbing disappearance of a little boy from the Congolese community. He is accused by
Mahama (Rwanda) : one dead in a fire
A fire broke out in the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda and claimed the life of a Congolese refugee. The cause of the fire was a combustible gas cylinder that