Growing concern has emerged over the situation of Burundian refugees in Tanzania following reports that authorities are demolishing homes and churches in refugee camps, pressuring thousands of displaced people to return to Burundi after years in exile. According to Burundi’s Interior Minister Leonidas Ndaruzaniye, more than 100,000 Burundian refugees are…
Scores of Burundians returned home from Tanzania this week as part of an ongoing push by the Tanzanian government to repatriate thousands of citizens who had been living in refugee camps for years. For some returnees, the move represents a positive step. Paul Kabura, who returned with his family, said,…
