BURUNDI - SOCIETY / REFUGEES:  THE DIFFICULT RETURN OF THE BURUNDIAN REFUGEES COMING FROM TANZANIA.

AGNEWS - DAM - NY, 30/06/2006

The Burundian refugees in Tanzania are regarded today as illegal immigrants.  At the beginning of June, 85 Burundians were expelled by the Tanzanian authorities. They arrived at KOBERO in province of MUYINGA.  

For many Burundian families, installed since long years in Tanzania, they feel more this country that ours.  They invested there.  The refugees who were likely to live in EUROPE or USA, a great number of them, acquired the dual nationality. The problem does not arise for them…

The programme of Repatriation and Reintegration of the government deals with bringing back the repatriates in their hill of origin when that is realizable.  The land conflicts are phenomenal… Again one consequence of the socio-economic criminalisation founded during 40 years by the REGIME  Micombero - Bagaza - Buyoya…

In this June, nearly 5000 Burundian refugees returned according to HCR'S.  The majority were not repatriated voluntarily.  Because the return is not easy especially for those which had built another life elsewhere…

 

 

AGNEWS 2006