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UNHCR steps up efforts to help Rwandans go home from Tanzania
26 Nov 2002 As Rwandan refugees express growing confidence in their homeland, the UN refugee agency has kicked off a "repatriation week" during which Rwandans in western Tanzania's camps can go home on daily convoys with UNHCR assistance. -
Congolese flee for Tanzania amid continued tensions at home
22 Oct 2002 Over 500 Congolese refugees have sought refuge in Tanzania, bringing the total number of Congolese fleeing for neighbouring countries to nearly 13,000 in the last 10 days. The exodus could increase if the situation does not stabilise in the DRC's Kivu region. -
UNHCR promotes return of Rwandan refugees in Tanzania
11 Oct 2002 As part of a tripartite agreement, the UN refugee agency has started an information campaign and confidence-building measures to encourage some 22,000 Rwandan refugees in Tanzania to go home. -
Hundreds more flee Burundi as conflict escalates
1 Oct 2002 Caught in the fighting between government and rebel forces, nearly 900 Burundians have fled for neighbouring Tanzania in recent days amid reports that civilians are being killed and houses burnt down. -
More Burundians arrive in Tanzania; returnee numbers drop
17 Sep 2002 More than 1,000 people have fled renewed fighting in Burundi for neighbouring Tanzania in the first half of September. At the same time, the reverse flow of Burundian refugees returning home from Tanzania has decreased. -
Assisted returns to Burundi from Tanzania pass 10,000
28 May 2002 Repatriation is going smoothly; UNHCR sticks to its policy of facilitating returns only to northern and central Burundi. -
Burundian refugees want to go home amid security concerns
6 May 2002 Over 5,500 Burundians have returned from western Tanzania in the last five weeks, while close to 9,000 have gone back spontaneously since January. 60,000 have registered to follow. -
Burundian refugees return home despite clashes
8 Apr 2002 Close to 900 Burundian refugees in Tanzania returned home with UNHCR last week. More are set to follow despite continued fighting in hotspots across the country. -
Thousands of Burundian refugees in Tanzania register to return home
14 Mar 2002 More than 25,000 Burundian refugees living in seven camps in Tanzania register to return home, and a refugee delegation visits Burundi to help draw up plans for an organised return and to report back on conditions in their country.