USA Africa Dialogue Series - refugees

The refugee problem is all too often invisible:

Unicef report:  The sociopolitical situation in Burundi remains tense and continues to spur on migration and humanitarian needs. Over the past 2 months, 40,965 people found refuge in neighboring countries (Tanzania, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia), reaching a total of 367,125 Burundi refugees in the region, the majority of whom continue to be children (54.6 per cent). The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) registered in eleven provinces has also increased to 141,221 (IOM, December 2016), of which 59 per cent are children.

Thank god the neighboring countries are there to receive these children

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Kenneth Harrow

Dept of English and Film Studies

Michigan State University

619 Red Cedar Rd

East Lansing, MI 48824

517-803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/