A total of 115 Burundian refugees living in Rwanda have voluntarily returned to their home country. The returnees come from 58 families, 107 from the Mahama Refugee Camp in Kirehe District and eight from the City of Kigali. Rwanda’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) announced that the group returned through the Nemba border in Bugesera District. According to the ministry, since August 27, 2020, Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has assisted 30,907 Burundian refugees to voluntarily repatriate. Rwanda currently hosts 52,862 Burundi

A total of 115 Burundian refugees living in Rwanda have voluntarily returned to their home country. The returnees come from 58 families, 107 from the Mahama Refugee Camp in Kirehe District and eight from the City of Kigali. Rwanda’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) announced that the group returned through the Nemba border in Bugesera District. According to the ministry, since August 27, 2020, Rwanda, in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), has assisted 30,907 Burundian refugees to voluntarily repatriate. Rwanda currently hosts 52,862 Burundian refugees, including 42,421 living in the Mahama camp and others residing in various parts of the country. Most of these refugees arrived in 2015 after fleeing political unrest sparked by a failed coup attempt against then-President Pierre Nkurunziza.

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