Refugees
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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