More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections

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More refugees flee Burundi ahead of elections - UNHCR
UNHCR (press release)
NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, June 29, (UNHCR) – More than 6,000 refugees fleeing Burundi have crossed over into Tanzania in the last three days, taking to over 66,000 the total number of refugees who have arrived from its central African ...
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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Reuters

18 May

Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest

Reuters
Fearful and desperate, refugees flee Burundi unrest
Reuters
KAGUNGA, Tanzania They are coming in their thousands, a steady stream of men, women and children bearing what few possessions they can carry as they flee their native Burundi and the pro-government militias they fear are bent on death and destruction.
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10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: Tension mounts ahead of Burundi elections

Gunfire and explosions have been heard in several parts of the Burundian capital, Bujumbura, hours before the start of a controversial presidential election.

 

11 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: S Sudan refugees flee to Uganda

Thousands of refugees fleeing violence in South Sudan have been crossing the border into neighbouring Uganda, but food is in short supply and basic services lacking.

 

9 years ago

BBC

08 Nov

Scores flee in Burundi before crackdown

People in Burundi are leaving their homes in large numbers ahead of a promised government crackdown.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

05 Oct

DSE Q3 performance dips ahead of elections

Performance of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange PLC (DSE) declined in the last three months with analysts associating the trend with the coming General Eection on October 25.

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

EU increases humanitarian aid for Burundi refugees

The European Commission is releasing €4.5 million in humanitarian assistance to help the increasing number of refugees from Burundi that have fled to neighbouring countries. More than 175 000 people, the majority of them women and children, are estimated to have already left the country.
"We cannot overlook the deteriorating humanitarian situation affecting Burundi. Refugee numbers are up in the last three monthswhich is a serious cause of concern in an already fragile region.
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10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

12 May

Dar Readies to Absorb All Refugees From Burundi

Dar Readies to Absorb All Refugees From Burundi
AllAfrica.com
TANZANIA is determined to host the swelling number of refugees from Burundi who have been fleeing the political unrest in their country, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Pereira Ame Silima said. Likewise, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 May

Number of refugees from Burundi reaches 11,000

Three weeks after Burundi’s anti-government street demonstrations started in Bujumbura, the number of refugees who have crossed the border into Tanzania has reached 11,000.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Cholera hits 3,000 Burundi refugees

More than 3,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania have contracted cholera, the UN says, with hundreds of new cases a day.

 

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