HRW says Burundian refugees pressured to leave Tanzania
The organisation Human Rights Watch denounced that authorities in Tanzania have threatened and forced many of the 163,000 Burundian refugees and asylum seekers in the country to leave.
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Appalling conditions for Burundi and Congolese refugees in Tanzania
About 355,000 refugees from Burundi and DR Congo live in western Tanzania, where they are barred from working or setting foot outside their makeshift camps. The conditions are "miserable," as Prosper Kwigize reports.
Sports campaign to bring solar-powered light to refugees
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have launched the 'Become the Light' campaign to bring light and solar energy to refugee camps.
Second-class victims - Africa's forgotten refugees
Since the beginning of the so-called refugee crisis, Europe has been busy taking care of matters at home. Not much attention is paid to around 16 million refugees on the African continent. The UNHCR reported recently that there are more than ever before. Their situation is often catastrophic, as the example of Burundian refugees in Tanzania shows. A report by Linda Staude for ARD.