Voice of America: Fearful Refugees Struggle as Burundi Teeters on Edge of Chaos
MAHAMA, RWANDA — The white tents stretch almost to the horizon, lined up in neat rows across the red-clay and gnarled-tree landscape of eastern Rwanda, like an army encamped for invasion.
This, however, is an army of fear and uncertainty: tens of thousands of Burundians who have fled the deepening political chaos in their home country, and created one of Africa’s worst refugee crises.
Ruth Niyongere is one of at least 27,000 now living at the United Nations-administered camp near the town of Mahama, on the border with Tanzania. She says she has no need for politics; what she needs is soap, which is what she was standing in line for on a recent June morning.
More News On Burundi's Refugee Crisis
UN declares Burundi elections not free or credible amid tense standoff -- The Guardian
U.N. says Burundi election was not free, fair or credible -- Reuters
Children being killed and forced to flee from school in Burundi election-related violence -- FOX News/AP
Amid election-related tensions, thousands flee Burundi for neighbouring countries – UN -- UN News Centre
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