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 TRADITIONAL RULERS IN APPEAL FOR PEACE, URGE RESPECT FOR POWER ROTATION AGREEMENT IN IKWUANO/UMUAHIA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY. (PHOTO).


 Traditional rulers from the Ohuhu clan in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State have called on politicians from Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Local Government Areas to strictly adhere to the existing power rotation agreement in the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency.


The monarchs warned that any attempt to disrupt the agreement could trigger tension and violent clashes in the area.


The appeal was made on Friday through Eze Iheanyichukwu Nwokenna of Ekeoba Kingdom. Speaking on behalf of Ohuhu traditional rulers, he urged politicians from Ibeku, Ikwuano, and Umuahia South to allow the Ohuhu clan to complete its second tenure in the House of Representatives, in line with the established rotation arrangement.


Eze Nwokenna delivered the message at the palace of Eze Iheanyichukwu Abel Ezeigbo in Uhabiri, Umuchime na Amanso Autonomous Community, Ossah Ibeku. He described the power-sharing agreement, reached during the administration of former Governor Theodore Orji, as sacrosanct and dangerous to violate.


Another Ohuhu traditional ruler, Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu, echoed the call for peace, stating that all parties must honour agreements to prevent violence. 


“Let the world hear our voice. We don’t want killings, we don’t want political problems,” Eze Ofoegbu warned.


Host monarch Eze Iheanyichukwu Abel Ezeigbo, who received the delegation from Ohuhu and other clans, assured that traditional rulers would not allow their communities to become battlegrounds for political ambitions.


“Instead of allowing our people to kill themselves, the Ohuhu traditional rulers have chosen to approach us. Ibeku and Ohuhu are one. None of us should die in the course of politics. We want peace to reign,” Eze Ezeigbo said.


The traditional rulers emphasised unity between Ibeku and Ohuhu clans and called for peaceful resolution of political matters to safeguard the wellbeing of their communities ahead of future elections.

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