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[12] In the midst of the chaos of post-genocide Rwanda, over 700,000 Tutsi refugees, some of whom had been in Uganda since 1959, began their return. [12] Contrary to refugee flows in other wars, the Rwandan exodus was not large numbers of individuals seeking safety, but a large-scale, centrally directed initiative.
Since September 2019, Rwanda has also taken in Libyan refugees and asylum-seekers, operating a refugee center at Gashora, Rwanda, which houses up to 700 refugees from eight African countries (Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon) and is financed by UNHCR until 31 December 2023.
Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in Bweyale in Kiryandongo district Uganda. It is a home for refugees from Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, Kenya and South Sudan. [ 1 ]
Charities and asylum seekers who brought legal bids against Government plans to deport some people to Rwanda now face a wait for a decision after more than a week of hearings.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, The Sun Newspaper reported on Tuesday, saying the unnamed migrant was flown out of the country on Monday.
Rwanda may not have the capacity to hold “thousands” of people as Suella Braverman has claimed, a refugee living in the country has said. Fesseha Teame, 48, who fled to Rwanda from Eritrea ...
An ongoing refugee crisis began in Africa in mid-April 2023 after the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war.By June 2024, around 2.1 million people have fled the country, while around 12 million [4] [5] have been internally displaced within Sudan; these numbers include at least 75,000 migrant returnees and other third-country nationals, making the refugee and displacement crisis in Sudan the ...
The ongoing civil war in Sudan has severely impacted Zamzam Refugee Camp, pushing it into famine conditions. [3] [17] [18] The conflict, primarily between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has led to significant displacement, with the camp’s population swelling to around 500,000 people, with a significant portion being women and children.