Refugees
Nakivale (Uganda) : cases of postnatal deaths worry refugees
In two weeks, Medical Team International recorded eight women who died just after or during childbirth. The figure worries refugees as the camp’s central hospital has just been renovated.INFO SOS
Nduta (Tanzania) : an untimely curfew contested
Since last week, the administration and police have imposed a curfew on the Nduta camp. According to the police and administration authorities, the camp is under threat of insecurity. However,
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : three Burundian refugees killed in a road accident
The tragedy occurred on Friday. Refugees are demanding rigorous police control in the granting of driving licenses, especially for motorcyclists. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The accident took place in the
Uvira: 5 injured in a clash between Burundian soldiers and the Bafulero community militiamen
At least five young people who were part of the Bafulero community militiamen were injured during an altercation between them and Burundian soldiers stationed in the Rusizi plain in the
Uvira : the UNHCR encourages refugees to return
The UNHCR’s “Go and See” program has been expanding across the DRC in recent days. In collaboration with Burundian and Congolese authorities, the UNHCR had a team of Burundian refugees
Kakuma (Kenya) : at least ten refugees killed in one week
These are killings which resulted from fights and attacks between the Burundian, Congolese and South Sudanese communities installed in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya. Four victims are of
Nduta (Tanzania) : five Burundian refugee women raped at the same time
Five women were victims of sexual violence last week near the Nduta camp in Tanzania. All Burundian refugees, they contacted the camp administration for investigations. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The
North Kivu: Burundian citizen dismay after 30 years of refuge in Goma
The Goma city in the North Kivu province (eastern DRC) hosts several Burundians. Some have found refuge there since the 90s. They indicate they are facing serious problems, including social
Tanzania : more than 30 refugees pushed back and 2 women arrested
Burundian refugees, most of whom lived in Nyarugusu camp in Tanzania, were returned to Burundi. They were turned away because they did not have identification documents. In the Nduta camp,
Photo of the week : hundreds of Burundians detained on the Tanzanian soil
Burundians looking for work in neighboring Tanzania suffer various abuses. They are either unpaid, ransomed back home or imprisoned. In the Kasulu and Nyamisivya dungeons in the Kigoma region (northwest