Tanzania: 2,000 Burundian Refugees Will Not Be Repatriated - Official

SOME 2,000 Burundian refugees out of 38,000 camped at Mtabila in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region since 1993 will not be repatriated due to various factors including security reasons.

After a thorough cross examination it was discovered that 36,000 Burundian refugees had no reasons to continue staying in Tanzania while Burundi has already become a favourable place to call home.

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