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For Many African Refugees, Uganda Is The Hoped-For Route To The West – African American Voice

KAMPALA, Uganda  The West remains a promised land for African refugees. Local leaders in Nsambya Ave-maria, a suburb in Uganda’s capital Kampala, woke up on March 31 to find hundreds of refugees gathering at a closed gate of an NGO, known as Stalwart International Workers for Humanity, known as SIWH. The refugees claimed they were promised to be registered to resettle in Western countries, particularly Canada. The police were alerted, due to the size of the crowds. Sgt. Bukenya Siraje, chairman and councilor-elect of the same area, told Zenger News: “I was called by concerned residents who were wondering what was going on in our area since we’re in bad times of COVID-19. I was really shocked by the number I found there which was overwhelming.

For Many African Refugees, Uganda Is The Hoped-For Route To The West

For Many African Refugees, Uganda Is The Hoped-For Route To The West
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UNHCR repatriates 600 Burundian refugees in Uganda - World News

2020-12-15 16:05:15 GMT2020-12-16 00:05:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English KAMPALA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has repatriated 600 Burundian refugees living in Uganda, an official of the refugee agency said here on Tuesday. Rocco Nuri, senior external relations officer of UNHCR Uganda, told Xinhua in a statement that the first group of 600 refugees began to return home on Monday in an agreed tripartite repatriation agreement. This week UNHCR and the Office of the Prime Minister are supporting 600 Burundian refugees to return home after they requested our assistance to return at this time, said Nuri. We have chartered two flights and worked with the UN Migration Agency (IOM) to ensure all refugees are tested for COVID-19 prior to departure, he said.

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