Tanzania evictions continue, 200 more arrive

About 200 Rwandans who had lived in Tanzania for decades arrived at the Rusumo border post over the weekend after forcefully being kicked out, leaving behind their families and properties in Tanzania's Karagwe region.

Sunday, September 08, 2013
A Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugee Affairs official registers evictees at Rusumo Border post yesterday.

About 200 Rwandans who had lived in Tanzania for decades arrived at the Rusumo border over the weekend, after being forcefully kicked out, leaving behind their families and properties in Tanzania's Karagwe region.

This weekend’s arrivals pushed the number of such evictees to 7,035 since last month’s ultimatum by Tanzanian authorities  that gave those they described as ‘illegal immigrants’ two weeks to leave the country.

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