Refugees
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
Uvira: another more than 300 Burundians find refuge in DRC
A group of Burundians settled in the Sange transit camp, in the territory of Uvira in the province of South Kivu (eastern DRC) few days after they left the provinces
Nduta (Tanzania) : kijana mkimbizi kutoka Burundi alipatikana akiwa maiti baada ya kukosekana
Mélance Kwizera mwenye umri wa miaka karibu 20 alipotea wiki moja iliyopita. Alipatikana akiwa maiti karibu na kambi na kuzikwa haraka na jamii ya eneo hilo. Wakimbizi wanaomba uchunguzi ufanyike.