Refugees
Nakivale (Uganda) : the UNHCR investigates reasons for the non-voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees
For almost two weeks, the UNHCR has been conducting interviews with Burundian refugees to find out why they do not want to return voluntarily and en masse. Those concerned do
Cishemere : long waiting times, a major obstacle to the education of asylum-seeking children
The Cishemere transit camp, located in the province of Cibitoke (northwestern Burundi), hosts Congolese asylum seekers fleeing the war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly
Tanzania: National tests looming in refugee camps
The hope of taking national tests is growing among students in refugee camps in Tanzania. A teachers team has just finished choosing these end-of-cycle and general humanities tests. INFO SOS
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : a representative of Burundian refugees dismissed for his alleged opposition to forced repatriation
This is the representative of Burundian refugees in zone 10 of the site. The Nyarugusu camp administration accuses him of not supporting the Tanzanian government’s program for the voluntary repatriation
Kinama: a new laboratory – hope for refugees and host community
The health center of the Kinama refugee camp in northeastern Burundi recently benefited from a modern laboratory, built with the support of the International Diabetes Federation. This facility replaces an
Goma : nearly 25,000 residents driven out of their home
About 25,000 residents of various localities in the Bambo groupment in the Rutshuru territory have been hunted from their home since last week. It is in the province of North
Kinama-Bwagiriza : schools in danger in Congolese refugee camps
The refugee camps of Kinama in Muyinga province in northeastern Burundi and Bwagiriza in Ruyigi province (east) are home to more than 15,000 Congolese refugees fleeing insecurity in the east
Mulongwe: Refugees worried about the spread of cholera
Burundian refugees in Mulongwe camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say they are at high risk of the disease, which is spreading very quickly. Nearly 100 cases have been
Dzaleka (Malawi) : police demolish two refugee homes
Malawi police accuse two Ethiopian refugees of harboring armed bandits. Their homes were demolished on Monday. Dzaleka camp has been the scene of armed robberies recently. INFO SOS Médias Burundi
Meheba (Zambia) : a Burundian refugee attacked
He is part of a group of Meheba market sentries who were attacked by as yet unidentified bandits. He and his colleagues are agonising at the regional referral hospital. INFO