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05/03/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/03/2021 04:02 Starting over is not easy but Burundian refugees are hopeful as they return home By Linda Muriuki in Bujumbura, Burundi | 03 May 2021 Donatien, 35, is on his phone negotiating the rent for a house he hopes his family can move into when they return home to Burundi. He and his wife and three children were among a group of 159 Burundian refugees who decided to return home ­- a 72-kilometre drive across the Nemba border point into Burundi. 'We have come home because a country is like a parent. When you are away from your paren...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees urges more support for Burundians returning home A returning refugee receives a COVID-19 test at a transit centre in Burundi after returning from Rwanda. © UNHCR/Will Swanson Content provided by Last updated: 12 hours ago Ending a two-day visit to Burundi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised progress made towards helping refugees find long-term solutions in the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes Region. Grandi noted tha...

UNHCR reiterates commitment to facilitating return of Burundian refugees Grandi noted that in a region marked by violent and complex conflicts resulting in forced displacement, he was encouraged to see an increased focus on finding solutions for refugees, especially for Burundians.  Devdiscourse News Desk | New Delhi | Updated: 30-04-2021 18:59 IST | Created: 30-04-2021 18:59 IST The High Commissioner accompanied the most recent convoy from Rwanda transporting 159 Burundian refugees returning home after years of living in exile. Image Credit: Twitter(@UNmigration) SHARE Ending a two-day vi...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Fillipo Grandi urges for more support to help Burundian refugees choosing to go back home. He met a group travelling from Rwanda and heard first-hand about their hopes and concerns. Ending a two-day visit to Burundi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi praised progress made towards helping refugees find long-term solutions in the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes Region. Donatien fled Burundi in 2016 with his family. He is moving back home from Rwanda with his wife and three children. He has kept touch with friends and family back home and decided...

Current restrictions and capacity limits in place since the Feb. 1 reopening of restaurants and bars would change based on the percentage of daily positive COVID-19 tests, the MRLA proposed.   With 16,548 diagnostic coronavirus tests reported Monday, 578 yielded positive results indicating a positivity rate of 3.5%. “We have long advocated the need for a more comprehensive strategy for the economic reintegration of our restaurants, banquet centers, and entertainment venues in Michigan,” said Justin Winslow, MRLA president and CEO, in a news release. "Through this plan, we are putting ...