Attention has been on the violence in
Burundi and its people leaving the
country, but there is also a fresh —
though silent— influx of Congolese
refugees into Uganda, fleeing violence,
rape and killings by militias in the North
Kivu region.
On November 11 alone, Uganda received
some 881 Congolese refugees who are
causing a strain on the already
overstretched facilities, officials said.
David Mugenyi, the Commandant of
Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in South
Western Uganda says there has been an
increase in the number of refugees from
the Democratic Republic of Congo since
the international community stopped
focusing on the country especially when
large rebel groups like M23 were
disbanded.
DRC refugees cross into Uganda.
