East Africa’s Migrant Crisis

Burundi is in chaos after an attempted coup, and its President Nkurunziza ran for a third term which is illegal under their constitution. Opposition groups took to the street and violence ensued sending thousands fleeing to the neighboring countries of Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.  They are living in camps that provide little relief and are proving to be a recruiting ground for opposition forces.  Teenagers are being coerced to join and are trained how to fight so they can go back to Burundi as soldiers.

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