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Nduta (Tanzania) : a camp turning into a savannah?

The Nduta camp in Tanzania, which hosts more than 58,000 Burundian refugees, seems to be gradually transforming into a savannah or a natural reserve. This situation, a direct consequence of

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Burundi : reduced medical surveillance, massive resettlement of Congolese refugees mixed with concerns with the election of Trump

Since last August, the IOM (International Organization for Migration)-Burundi office, has put in place temporary 21-day medical surveillance measures for refugees en route to the United States, in response to

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Nyarugusu : a refugee sentenced to 20 years for rape

A refugee from the Nyarugusu refugee camp located in northwestern Tanzania was recently sentenced to 20 years of criminal imprisonment, announced on December 17, Philemon Makungu, the police commander in

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Kakuma (Kenya) : a hundred Burundian refugees return home

These Burundians returned on Monday from the Kakuma camp located in northwestern Kenya. They were repatriated aboard a UNHCR jet. INFO SOS Médias Burundi Those concerned are divided into 35

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Mahama (Rwanda): the repatriation rate is reduced to almost 0%

At the peak of repatriations in 2021, more than 2,000 Burundian refugees were taking the return route monthly. Very recently, only about 20 individuals returned on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

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Nduta (Tanzania): A dozen refugees arrested

They were arrested by the immigration police in the villages surrounding the Nduta camp, which only houses Burundian refugees. Most of those arrested are being held in the Kibondo district

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Burundi: Worrying departures of teachers in refugee camp schools

In Burundi, the situation of teachers in refugee camp schools has become increasingly difficult. Recently, a growing number of teachers have decided to drop their posts. Faced with insufficient pay

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Kakuma (Kenya) : several children threatened by Kwashiorkor

The disease is a harmful consequence of the untimely reduction of the ration reserved for refugees, according to medical sources. The number of malnourished children has almost doubled this year.

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Mahama (Rwanda) : the camp is equipped with a computer and multi-service center

It is Save the Children, an NGO partner of the UNHCR that financed the project run by two refugees, a young Burundian and a Congolese woman. It is a computer

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Tanzania: nearly a thousand Burundian refugee students take state exams

These national exams were held in two Burundian refugee camps, Nduta and Nyarugusu located in the Kigoma region in northwestern Tanzania. While students and their parents are completely satisfied, the