Refugees
Meheba (Zambia) : an equivalence of diplomas that does not satisfy
The UNESCO, in collaboration with the UNHCR and the Zambian Ministry ofEducation, have started a project to recognize refugees’ diplomas. This initiative is supposed to open up horizons for holders
Dzaleka (Malawi): the start of the school year reckoned bad
A week before the start of the school year, refugees in Dzaleka camp in Malawi are complaining that all the places in the camp’s only school are reserved for the
Nakivale (Uganda): appearance of measles cases
Declaration of the highly contagious respiratory viral disease, measles, in the Nakivale camp. Among the emergency measures decided, there is the swift vaccination of all children aged between 9 and
Uvira (DRC): a sex worker of Burundian origin killed
Esther. N was killed on September 1 in a hotel room in Uvira. It is in the province of South Kivu in the east of the DRC. The author of
Ngozi: Musasa refugee camp gets a new maternity building
The Congolese refugee camp of Musasa in the province of Ngozi in northern Burundi has a new maternity building. Congolese refugees, like other inhabitants of the Musasa area, say they
Nduta (Tanzania) : Resumption of the ransacking of refugees’ fields
The Nduta camp administration has ordered the destruction of the refugees’ vegetable and cereal fields. For the administration, this type of agricultural and commercial activity discourages the voluntary repatriation movement.
Nduta (Tanzania) : a Burundian refugee killed
A man in his thirties was found dead outside the camp in the Tanga region in far northeast Tanzania where he was doing his carpentry activities. His family is calling
Nakivale (Uganda) : refugees relieved by a new drinking water distributor
An NGO wants to reassure refugees in the Nakivale camp as they have resigned themselves to an interminable shortage of drinking water. The only problem is that refugees will have
Mahama (Rwanda): a young Burundian refugee found dead
Lazare Ndayishimiye, 25, was found dead, his body decomposing in his room this Friday. At least five suspects were arrested following the macabre discovery which occured at Mahama camp located
Nduta (Tanzania): a young refugee killed in a road accident
A 13-year-old refugee died in a road accident this Tuesday morning at the Burundian refugee camp of Nduta. The vehicle that hit him has not been identified. The police say