Burundian refugees walking to Nduta refugee camp in Kigoma, northwest Tanzania, on October 7, 2015. There has been a more than normal spike in Burundian refugee arrivals in Uganda, UNHCR says. PHOTO | OXFAM | AFP
Uganda registered an overall 32 per cent drop in new refugee arrivals in the month of July, but according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees latest update covering between July 1 and 31, there has been a more than normal spike in Burundian refugee arrivals.
Arrivals from Burundi in July, increased by 121 per cent compared with numbers for the previous month, with total influx from the country for the month peaking at 861.
