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Uncertain future for return operation from Tanzania to Congo
24 Sep 2007 The voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees to areas of South Kivu province from camps in western Tanzania is being threatened by food shortages and a lack of school places. -
UNHCR and partners in new initiatives to boost repatriation to Burundi
12 Jul 2007 UNHCR is trying to encourage more Burundians to return home from camps in Tanzania by offering cash grants. Its sister organizations and partners are giving increased food supplies and helping to rebuild infrastructure in Burundi. -
Tanzania: Burundian refugees to be resettled in USA
18 May 2007 -
First of some 8,500 Burundians due for resettlement in US leave Tanzania
18 May 2007 The resettlement in the United States of some 8,500 Burundian refugees who fled their country in 1972 got under way on Friday when a first group of 88 people flew out of Kibondo Camp in western Tanzania. The operation is due to be completed by the end of this year. -
First repatriation movement to DRC's Katanga province arrives amidst tropical downpour
13 Apr 2007 A ferry chartered by the UN refugee agency has docked after crossing Lake Tanganyika with 494 returning refugees, marking the first organised voluntary repatriation from Tanzania to Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Tanzania: Repatriation of Congolese hits 25,000 mark
27 Feb 2007 -
UNHCR-assisted refugee returns to DRC from Tanzania top 25,000
26 Feb 2007 The number of people helped by UNHCR to return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Tanzania has passed the 25,000 mark. -
Refugee population in Tanzania camps drops below 300,000
1 Feb 2007 The number of refugees housed in camps in Tanzania has fallen below the 300,000 mark for the first time in more than a decade, reflecting continuing improvement in the security situation in the Great Lakes region. -
Repatriations to DRC resume from Tanzania using new landing stage
24 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency has resumed its voluntary repatriation programme for Congolese refugees in Tanzania, using a new landing stage for returnees embarking on a UNHCR-hired ferry at this port on Lake Tanganyika.