Refugees
Rwanda/Uganda : shortage of drinking water in two Burundian refugee camps
The camps of Mahama in Rwanda and Nakivale in Uganda have recently been experiencing a worrying lack of drinking water. Reasons are diverse but consequences are worrying for refugees who
Mahama (Rwanda): lack of housing for new refugees
New refugees, especially Congolese, are struggling to find a place to stay in in the Mahama camp. The administration is building more than 500 new houses. INFO SOS Médias Burundi
Burundi : no more funds to finance university studies for refugee and returnee students
Young refugee and returnee graduates in Burundi are facing the unavailability of funds for the DAFI scholarship. This concerns the 2024-2025 academic year. The hope of many young refugee and
Tanzania: No more bean fields are acceptable in Burundian refugee camps
The administration of the Burundian refugee camps of Nduta and Nyarugusu in Tanzania has formally banned the cultivation of beans for growing season A. The reason is the potencial closure
Ruyigi : increase in cases of arrests of Congolese refugees
Cases of arrests of Congolese refugees have increased recently in Ruyigi province (eastern Burundi). A police roadblock has been set up there. These cases are reported due to exits from
Meheba (Zambia) : worrying increase in food prices on markets
Refugees in the Meheba camp in Zambia are alarmed by the increase considered exorbitant in prices on the camp markets. The increase concerns all basic foodstuffs and is partly due
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): Tanzanians opposed the kidnapping of Burundian refugees
Fifteen Burundian refugees were nearly kidnapped if it had not been for the forceful intervention of Tanzanians from the village of Makele surrounding the Nyarugusu camp. A police vehicle was
Nduta-Nyarugusu: widows and single mothers face many difficulties
The Nduta and Nyarugusu refugee camps in Tanzania host at least 9,860 widows and single mothers including several of them who say they are facing multiple difficulties because they take
Zambia : refugees denounce a prolonged suspension of the granting of exit permits from camps
It has been more than two months since the issuance of exit permits from camps has been temporarily suspended in almost all refugee camps in Zambia. The reason is that
Mozambique : eight Burundians threatened with being sent to prison
Eight Burundian nationals have been detained in a Mozambican police cell in the province of Nampula, located northeast of the capital Maputo, for more than 5 months. They were arrested