Mwaro Province

Burundi: Refugees Agree to Temporary Relocation

Bujumbura — More than 2,000 Congolese Banyamulenge refugees in Burundi have dropped their refusal to move to another camp in Burundi after the intervention of a senior government official. The refugees were transferred to...

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UNHCR probes shooting in camp for Congolese refugees in Burundi

The UN Refugee Agency refugee (UNHCR) agency is attempting to ascertain the circumstances that led to a shooting incident Tuesday inside a camp for Congolese refugees in Burundi. Citing witness accounts, a UN spokesperson says...

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Congo-Kinshasa: Refugee Agency Warns Against Repatriation

The UNHCR has warned refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Burundi against returning under the prevailing security situation. According to a press statement, the refugee body strongly advised some 2,300...

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Burundi: Congolese Refugees Scared to Move to New Burundi Camp

Nairobi — More than 2,000 refugees in Burundi have rejected UN appeals to move to a new camp for fear they could be exposed to attack. The refugees, from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Banyamulenge community, are housed...

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Refugees Too Scared to Move

Bujumbura — More than 2,000 refugees in Burundi have rejected UN appeals to move to a new camp for fear they could be exposed to attack. The refugees, from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Banyamulenge community, are...

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New Camp for Refugees

Bujumbura — At least 2,500 Congolese refugees are to be moved from Burundi's central province of Mwaro to the eastern Ruyigi province in a move aimed at consolidating camps across the country. Already, the new camp in Ruyigi is...

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Tanzania: Refugee Camps to Close

Bujumbura — The last camp for Burundians in western Tanzania will be closed after the repatriation of at least 50,000 refugees in June, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said. "With this repatriation and reintegration, a new page...

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