Tanzania decries rising number of immigrants

Kenya-Tanzania border

Kenya-Tanzania border in Namanga. The borders between Kenya and Tanzania in Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Tanga regions is the most known entry for illegal immigrants. FILE  PHOTO | NMG

Tanzania has raised the alarm over the rising number of illegal Ethiopian immigrants arrested en-route to South Africa.

According to immigration reports, more than 15,786 illegal immigrants were arrested in Tanzania between 2020 and 2021, mostly from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region.