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Tanzania: Burundi Refugees to Get Citizenship

The government has announced that it will grant citizenship to at least 200,000 refugees from Burundi who are residing in the country.

Tanzania: Tanzania to Grant Citizenship to 200,000 Burundi Refugees

Sabahi, 15 October 2014

Tanzania said Tuesday (October 14th) it would grant citizenship to 200,000 refugees from neighbouring Burundi who have been residing in Tanzania for decades, AFP reported. Read more »

Rwandan family returns from Tanzania following the president's directive to illegal immigrants (file photo).

Rwanda: Expelled From Tanzania, Rwandans Find New Hope Back Home

News of Rwanda, 21 July 2014

Odette Bayagambe, 39, had always considered Tanzania her home, until the afternoon of August 9, 2013 when Tanzanian security operatives attacked her home and forced her to leave… Read more »
Tanzania: More Than 162,000 Burundian Refugees Granted Tanzanian Citizenship

Daily News, 31 May 2014

THE Ministry of Home Affairs has so far granted citizenship to 162,156 Burundi refugees out of 172,000 requests received in 2010. Read more »
East Africa: Pan-Ethnicity and Memories of Violence in Pre-1994 Burundi and Rwanda

Fahamu, 4 September 2014

Burundi and Rwanda have close historical ties, including a history of political violence. This author analyses the violent interactions between the two countries with reference to… Read more »
Tanzania: Fresh Move Out to Strengthen Burundi Border Security

Daily News, 4 September 2014

THE border reaffirmation between Tanzania and Burundi has been received with high hopes of security by residents in Kagera Region, who for quite a long time were threatened by… Read more »

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Ethiopians Stranded in Tanzanian Forest

Police in Tanzania have arrested 48 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia in Ubena forest, Bagamoyo district. The Ethiopians had been abandoned by their agents for at least 15 days ... Read more »
- Ethiopia: Ethiopian Migrants Stranded in Tanzanian Forest
- Tanzania: Ethiopians Found Stranded in Chalinze Forest
Tanzania Flushes Out Illegal Immigrants

Over 7,000 illegal immigrants have left the country following a two-week ultimatum by President Jakaya Kikwete. Read more »
- Tanzania: Close to 8,000 Aliens Leave
- Uganda: Immigrants From Tanzania Camp in Rakai
Tanzania Battles Illegal Aliens

Immigration officers in Arusha have impounded a lorry which was allegedly ferrying 100 Ethiopian immigrants through Longido district. Read more »
- Tanzania: 100 Illegal Migrants Netted in Arusha
- Tanzania: Ngara Sends 20 Illegal Aliens Home