Refugees
Mahama (Rwanda) : an alleged dual nationality that puts several Burundian refugees in a bind
At the Mahama refugee camp, more than a hundred Burundian asylum seekers hold a Rwandan identity card, which automatically gives them the nationality of this country. Many of them got
Mahama (Rwanda) : more than 500 children did not join their guidance schools due to lack of resources
These are pupils and schoolchildren who have passed the test at the end of primary school and the first secondary cycle. Their parents, mostly Burundian refugees, do not have the
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): three health centers closed
Neither the UNHCR nor the camp administration has provided any explanations to the refugees for the closure of the three health facilities. Refugees speak of coercion for forced repatriation. INFO
Tanzania-Uganda and Zambia : more than 30 deaths after childbirth in Burundian refugee camps
Three clinics in Nyarugusu camps in Tanzania, Nakivale in Uganda and Meheba in Zambia have recorded nearly 30 post-natal deaths since the start of this year. These deaths are either
Dzaleka (Malawi): three Burundian refugees arrested
Jérémie Ngendakumana, Faustin Niyukuri and Thadée Maombi were arrested a week ago. A police officer who arrested them had no summons and have not yet revealed their detention place. Their
Photo of the week : more than 8,000 Burundians, including former returnees, requested asylum in the DRC in two months
According to figures provided by the National Commission for Refugees in Uvira in the province from South Kivu (eastern DRC), eight thousand two hundred Burundians were registered in less than
Mahama (Rwanda) : repetitive shortage of cooking gas stocks
Refugees from the Mahama camp in Rwanda denounce a cycle of shortages of cooking gas stocks. They are at least two weeks behind schedule each month, which aggravates the situation
Dzaleka (Malawi) : five nurses suspended for selling medicines
An impromptu visit was made last Tuesday to the Dzaleka camp by officials from the UNHCR and the Malawian Ministry of Health in the Dowa district. They wanted to find
Nyarugusu (Tanzania): four police officers arrested for attempted theft
Police officers were caught stealing from the household of a Burundian trader in Nyarugusu camp. They were arrested with three civilian guards from the camp. The refugees demand exemplary punishment.
DRC (Mulongwe) : refugees in search of firewood victims of rape
In the Mulongwe refugee camp in the South Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundian refugees are lacking firewood. The refugees, especially women and girls,