Refugees

Refugees

Kinama : dilapidated toilets in the Congolese refugee camp

The Kinama refugee camp, located in the district of Gasorwe in the province of Muyinga (northeast Burundi), is home to more than 7,000 Congolese refugees. Since its creation in 2002,

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Nduta (Tanzania) : about forty houses washed away by torrential rains

A heavy rain that fell on the Nduta camp left more than 100 Burundian refugees homeless. They require emergency assistance. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The rainy season that is being

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Dzaleka (Malawi) : two refugees, a Burundian and a Rwandan arrested

They were arrested after a search that was carried out by the police at the Dzaleka camp in Malawi. The two refugees, a Burundian and a Rwandan, are prosecuted for

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Mulongwe-Lusenda : glaring lack of fuel

Burundian refugees living in the Lusenda and Mulongwe camps in the Fizi territory in the South Kivu province in eastern DR Congo are facing a glaring lack of fuel. The

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Photo of the week : 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

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Kakuma (Kenya): big delay in the distribution of rations

Over two months without refugees being supplied with food rations and cash. They speak of a worrying delay while they have not had any explanation from the UNHCR. INFO SOS

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

Refugees

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

Refugees

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

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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