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Going Home or Staying Home? Ending Displacement for Burundian Refugees in Tanzania

Hovil, Lucy and Kweka, Opportuna

Widespread ethnic violence in 1972 in Burundi forced many Hutus to flee to Tanzania. Refugees for more than three decades, they are now facing a difficult choice: repatriate to Burundi or become Tanzanian citizens. This SSRC working paper examines the factors influencing their decision-making process and recommends procedural improvements.

Published: November 2008

Citation: Hovil, Lucy and Kweka, Opportuna, "Going Home or Staying Home? Ending Displacement for Burundian Refugees in Tanzania," Citizenship and Forced Migration in the Great Lakes Region: Working Paper 1, November 2008.

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