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Eight-year Rwandan refugee saga in Tanzania comes to an end
3 Jan 2003 The last of the more than half a million Rwandans who fled their country in the wake of the 1994 genocide have now returned home from Tanzania. -
UNHCR steps up efforts to help Rwandans go home from Tanzania
26 Nov 2002 As Rwandan refugees express growing confidence in their homeland, the UN refugee agency has kicked off a "repatriation week" during which Rwandans in western Tanzania's camps can go home on daily convoys with UNHCR assistance. -
Congolese flee for Tanzania amid continued tensions at home
22 Oct 2002 Over 500 Congolese refugees have sought refuge in Tanzania, bringing the total number of Congolese fleeing for neighbouring countries to nearly 13,000 in the last 10 days. The exodus could increase if the situation does not stabilise in the DRC's Kivu region. -
UNHCR promotes return of Rwandan refugees in Tanzania
11 Oct 2002 As part of a tripartite agreement, the UN refugee agency has started an information campaign and confidence-building measures to encourage some 22,000 Rwandan refugees in Tanzania to go home. -
Hundreds more flee Burundi as conflict escalates
1 Oct 2002 Caught in the fighting between government and rebel forces, nearly 900 Burundians have fled for neighbouring Tanzania in recent days amid reports that civilians are being killed and houses burnt down. -
Congolese returnees drift back to Rwandan camp
27 Sep 2002 Facing food and water shortages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese refugees who had returned home under duress head back to their camp in Rwanda for supplies. -
Pressure continues for DR Congolese refugees in Rwanda to go home
20 Sep 2002 Despite the slowing pace of forced returns to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, intimidation is continuing in Rwanda's refugee camps, and could even have spread to spontaneously settled Congolese living in towns and villages near the border. -
Fewer forced returns to DR Congo; returnees face poor conditions
17 Sep 2002 The pace of the controversial repatriation movement from refugee camps in Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has slowed down in recent days, but conditions are deteriorating for Congolese who have already returned. -
More Burundians arrive in Tanzania; returnee numbers drop
17 Sep 2002 More than 1,000 people have fled renewed fighting in Burundi for neighbouring Tanzania in the first half of September. At the same time, the reverse flow of Burundian refugees returning home from Tanzania has decreased.