Refugees
Nakivale (Uganda) : school dropouts among Burundian refugees reach new heights
School dropouts are reaching a peak at the Nakivale camp among Burundian refugees : 60%, according to teachers for the first term alone. The main cause given is the lack
Nyarugusu (Tanzania) : the mortality rate jumps worryingly, refugees fear the worst
Since January this year, Nyarugusu camp has recorded more deaths per month than before. The main cause is the suspension of transfers from emergencies to reference hospitals and the lack
Meheba (Zambia): a house of a Burundian refugee accidentally burned
Five members of a Burundian refugee family remain homeless following an accidental fire on Monday. They are asking for emergency help. INFO SOS Médias Burundi The household concerned is located
Mahama (Rwanda) : the assistance to refugees is becoming more and more problematic
The UNHCR has made changes to the fuel gas distribution system for refugees in the Mahama camp in Rwanda. This assistance has been cut in half. The refugees cry out
Photo of the week : over 100 CNL members seeking asylum in Tanzania
More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled
Tanzania : more than 100 CNL members seeking asylum
More than a hundred Burundians, members of the opposition CNL party, mainly from the Gitega, Ruyigi and Makamba provinces, fled the country at the end of last week. They fled
Nakivale (Uganda) : skin cancer, a threat to albinos
A team of doctors from a Ugandan organization of people living with albinism visited Nakivale camp to diagnose skin cancer. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A total of fifty-two refugees, including
Meheba (Zambia) : prolonged drought worries refugees
Much of Zambia is affected by drought, which is causing growing concern about its detrimental impact on agricultural production. At the Meheba camp, discontent is becoming increasingly heard. INFO SOS
Fizi : houses of Burundian refugees from 1972 threatened by the waters of Lake Tanganyika
In the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 800 families, made up mostly of Burundians who fled the massacres of 1972
Mahama (Rwanda): a worrying lack of hygiene
Refugees in Mahama camp fear the infection of diseases linked to lack of hygiene. The reason is that clogged public toilets take long to be emptied. Camp sanitation officials are