DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania’s government is urging the United Nations refugee agency to quickly repatriate thousands of Burundian refugees who it says want to return home.
Home Affairs Minister Mwigulu Nchemba said Friday that over 8,000 refugees are “pushing to be returned” after they registered for voluntary repatriation.
UNHCR in Tanzania did not respond to a request for comment.
In July, Tanzanian President John Magufuli suspended the registration and naturalization of thousands of Burundian refugees.
