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Tanzania hunt for illegal aliens goes door-to-door

Kenya-Tanzania border in Namanga. Tanzania has initiated yet another crackdown on illegal immigrants. PHOTO | NMG

By  Bob Karashani

Reporter in Dar es Salaam

Nation Media Group

Tanzania’s Home Affairs Ministry has initiated yet another crackdown on illegal immigrants, targeting its borders with the Great Lakes region.

Home Affairs Minister Kangi Lugola has ordered immigration officials to conduct house-to-house searches in Kagera and Kigoma regions, which border Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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