Refugees
Dzaleka (Malawi) : the UNHCR is involved in insuring security of the camp
Representatives from the UNHCR and the Malawi government held a peacemaking meeting at Dzaleka camp earlier this week. They are concerned about the intensification of acts of crime in this
Tanzania : the apocalypse for Burundian refugees is coming
The ministry in charge of refugees in Tanzania has announced a possible end to the Burundian refugee status within a “very short” time frame. The special envoy of the said
Nduta (Tanzania) : more than 22,000 refugees infected with malaria in less than three months
In the Nduta refugee camp in Tanzania, between 70 and 80% of patients going to health facilities were diagnosed with symptoms of malaria between July and September. MSF (Médecins Sans
Kirundo: more than fifty Burundian nationals returned from Rwanda
At least 52 Burundians were returned from Rwanda this Thursday. They had illegally entered the country, according to Rwandan authorities, describing them as undocumented immigrants. Most of them are former
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