Refugees
Mahama (Rwanda) : Bidhaa za vyakula zimepanda bei kwa kiwango kikubwa
Kwa kipindi cha angalau miezi mitano, takriban bidhaa zote mahitajio muhimu zilipanda bei mara dufu na hata mara tatu. Wakimbizi wanadai kuwa pesa wanazopewa hazitoshi kukidhi mahitaji yao hata kwa
Mahama (Rwanda): exponential rise in food prices
In less than five months, almost all food products have doubled or even tripled in price. Refugees point out that the cash distributions they receive may not even be enough
Cibitoke: when land spoliaton pushes owners into exile
In a period of three months, more than 300 people fled the communes of Rugombo and Buganda in the province of Cibitoke (north-west of Burundi). They decided to go into
Kakuma (Kenya): two Burundian refugees killed
Two Burundian refugees have been killed and several others injured, in a week, at Kakuma camp in northwestern Kenya. Nearly all the victims were ambushed allegedly by the South Sudanese
Masisi: the localities fall one by one into the hands of the M23
The Mushaki zone fell into the hands of the M23 on Friday, residents and a spokesman for the loyalist army say. They also suggested the area was conquered after violent
Meheba (Zambia) : the camp custody overwhelmed
Refugees detained in the Meheba camp in Zambia denounce poor detention conditions. The room that serves as a custody has no roof and is too narrow. It is overcrowded. INFO
Tanzania: 6 Tanzanians received 15 years in prison over taking part in lynching two Burundi refugees
Two Burundians living in the Nduta camp were killed last week over allegation of collaborating with a group of refugees in rapping Tanzanian women who go to the fields and
Kakuma (Kenya) : five months without ration
Refugees in Kakuma camp in Kenya denounce a worrying delay of more than five months in the distribution of their additional aid in cash. They claim that poverty “hits us
Malawi : two refugees arrested for making counterfeit banknotes
Police in Malawi’s Mangochi district have arrested two refugees for forging banknotes. They include a Burundian and a Rwandan. According to the police, the two people were caught with several
Nduta (Tanzania): a young Burundian refugee who disappeared, was found dead
Mélance Kwizera, in his twenties, had disappeared last week then found dead near the camp and was quickly buried by the local community who demand investigation. INFO SOS Médias Burundi