Burundi closes site hosting 45,000 DR Congo refugees

Burundi has shut down a transit site sheltering tens of thousands of refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring eastern DR Congo, witnesses and a local official told AFP on Saturday. According to the United Nations Rugombo Stadium has been hosting more than 45,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Rwanda-backed M23 [...]The post Burundi closes site hosting 45,000 DR Congo refugees appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

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