TANZANIA CLOSES NDUTA CAMP HOUSING THOUSANDS OF BURUNDI REFUGEES. (PHOTO).

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 Tanzania closes Nduta camp housing thousands of Burundi refugees Tanzania has closed a camp housing thousands of Burundian refugees and repatriated all but a handful, activists and the United Nations said. Burundian refugees have complained in recent months of being forcibly evicted from the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania, following a deal between the governments in Dar Es Salaam and Bujumbura to repatriate around 100,000 of them by June. As of late 2025, there were an estimated 142,000 Burundian refugees housed in two Tanzanian camps - Nduta and Nyarugusu, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). "The approximately 3,000 refugees who remained in the (Nduta) camp were forcibly loaded onto vehicles to be sent back to Burundi on Thursday," the Coalition for Human Rights/Living in Refugee Camps (CDH/VICAR) said, AFP reported. "Only around 10 families remained on site, awaiting transfer to the Nyarugusu camp, where 198 families had already been sent foll...

ABIA GOV. OTTI DONATES 24 LOCALLY MADE VEHICLES TO STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. (PHOTO).


 

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has presented 24 Roxettes Utility Pick-Up vans to members of the Abia State House of Assembly. The vehicles, which were locally produced in Abia, are intended to aid the lawmakers' oversight functions.


Governor Otti handed over the keys to Speaker of the House Emmanuel Emeruwa, fulfilling his promise to equip the members with operational vehicles. The governor emphasized his administration's commitment to supporting indigenous manufacturers, stating that this policy aims to improve the quality of their products.


The manufacturer of the vans, an indigene of Abia from Umunneochi LGA, is nearing completion of a factory in Obuaku, Ukwa West LGA. Governor Otti expressed his enthusiasm for the project, highlighting his administration's efforts to promote local production and patronage.


Deputy Speaker Augustine Meregini thanked Governor Otti on behalf of his colleagues for providing the second set of vehicles to the lawmakers.

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