Burundi refugees return home to an uncertain reception
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net More than 60,000 refugees have voluntarily returned to Burundi this year, according to the United Nations…
Category: Refugee Camps
Activists appeal to AU to stop Tanzania from repatriating refugees
Civil society organizations have called upon African leaders and regional organizations to stop Tanzania from pressuring Burundi refugees and asylum…
Tanzania to send back Burundian refugees amidst concerns for their safety
By Millicent Zighe Tanzania is planning to send Burundi refugees home from October this year fueling fears of forced returns…
Crisis, disease increase vulnerability for half of Burundi Children
By Millicent Zighe More than half of all Burundian children need humanitarian assistance, latest findings by the United Nations International…
Violence, strife feed global crisis in human trafficking
By Millicent Zighe Burundi has been flagged as a major source of human trafficking in women and children for sexual…
UN Agency warns of food insecurity in Burundi
By Millicent Zighe More than 1.6 million Burundians are acutely food insecure and are in dire need of emergency food assistance,…
Conditions worsening in Burundi IDP camps
By Millicent Zighe More than 100,000 Burundians have been internally displaced a new study shows. A further 400,000 people have…
Burundian refugees numbers in Tanzania to drop by half — UNHCR
By Millicent Zighe Nearly half of the 200,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania are expected to return home by the end…
Sexual violence plagues women refugees from Burundi
By Millicent Zighe Women and girls fleeing Burundi’s political violence are subjected to sexual and gender-based attacks in camps for…
Biometric passport gives Burundian refugees a second chance
By P-CN Since October 10, 2018, immigration authorities in Rwanda working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…