Uganda: DRC Refugee Surge Strains Humanitarian Support in Burundi and Uganda

Uganda: DRC Refugee Surge Strains Humanitarian Support in Burundi and Uganda

World Food Programme urges action to avert 'escalating hunger crisis'

Uganda's Banyarwanda Community Intensifies Push For Citizenship Recognition Ahead Of Elections

By Spy Uganda The Banyarwanda community in Uganda is ramping up efforts to secure formal recognition as citizens, intensifying their campaign as the country gears up for the next general elections. During a press conference held at Speke Hotel yesterday, leaders from the Ugandan Banyarwanda Cultural Development Association reiterated their demand for an amendment to…

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugee surge strains humanitarian support in Burundi and Uganda

When gunshots rang out near her home in the Congolese city of Uvira last month, Mapendo knew it was time to leave. Gathering her children and other family members, she crossed the fast-flowing Rusizi river into neighbouring Burundi, joining desperate throngs fleeing the violence gripping swathes of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.   Today,… Read More »Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugee surge strains humanitarian support in B…

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