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Festive homecoming for Burundian refugees
10 Sep 2003 More than 260 Burundian refugees from camps in western Tanzania return home with UNHCR via a newly-opened border crossing in eastern Burundi and receive a cheerful welcome of song and dance by a local women's group. -
More routes to open for spontaneous Burundian returnees from Tanzania
21 Aug 2003 The governments of Burundi and Tanzania have agreed to open three new border crossings between the two countries to make it easier for Burundian refugees who wish to return home on their own. -
Jumpstarting World Refugee Day in Tanzania
19 Jun 2003 Congolese refugees at Tanzania's Lugufu camp have started celebrating World Refugee Day with vibrant performances of song and dance. Celebrations aside, they also presented skits and poetry to highlight pressing issues like the shortage of food aid at the camp and the importance of education. -
Burundi: UNHCR concerned over voluntariness of returns from Tanzania
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Returns to Burundi rise amid fears of pressure in Tanzanian camps
2 Jun 2003 The UN refugee agency is concerned that more Burundian refugees may be going home now because of increasingly difficult conditions in Tanzanian camps as a result of declining assistance and mounting pressure from local authorities. -
Jolie thanks Tanzania for longstanding support to refugees
2 Apr 2003 On mission to Tanzania, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie joined a convoy of separated Congolese children as they were transferred from a border site to Lugufu camp. She also expressed her appreciation to the Tanzanian government and people for their continuing generosity towards refugees. -
Feature: Hope and despair for uprooted Burundians
19 Mar 2003 While many Burundian refugees in Tanzania are returning with optimism to the relative safety of northern Burundi, others who continue fleeing rebel fighting in southern Burundi are losing sight of peace. -
New life for Somali Bantus in Tanzania
13 Mar 2003 In Tanzania, the UN refugee agency has started transferring more than 3,300 Somali Bantus from Mkuyu camp to a new permanent settlement in Chogo. They will be integrated locally, sharing land and facilities with the local community. Some also share common languages and cultural practices. -
Feature: Congolese refugees put homecoming dreams on hold
12 Mar 2003 Recent rebel fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has driven new refugees into western Tanzania and made existing Congolese refugees lose hope of going home any time soon.