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Mozambique: Tanzania deports 1,620 displaced in just 15 days – Carta
7:17 CAT | 25 May 2021
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In the 15 days from 8 to 23 May, authorities in the neighbouring Unified Republic of Tanzania deported 1,620 of the Mozambicans who entered the SADC fellow member country fleeing terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado province.
The figure was released last week by the National Migration Service (SENAMI), who noted that, during in the same period, a further 242 Mozambicans were deported from South Africa, 109 from Malawi, 11 from the Kingdom of eSwatini and six from Zimbabwe.
Of the total, 1,980 were deported on the grounds of illegal immigration and eight for the commission of various criminal offences.
Many of those displaced by the terrorist attacks in Cabo Delgado, particularly in the district of Palma, have taken refuge in neighbouring Tanzania, which continues to turn a blind eye to the situation.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has urged the Tanzanian authorities to grant asylum to people displaced by terrorist attacks in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
Also read: UNHCR appeals for Mozambicans fleeing violence to be given access to asylum in Tanzania
By Marta Afonso
Source: Carta de Moçambique
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