[Tanzania] Riots: Violent demonstration

On 14 April 2025, overnight, Burundian refugees pelted stones and damaged a police vehicle, blocked roads using logs, and attacked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) facilities by vandalizing a generator and torching tents, beds, chairs, and mattresses at the Nduta refugee camp (Kakonko, Kigoma) in demonstration against abductions and arbitrary arrests in the camp. Police fired in the air to disperse the group.

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-14

Country

Tanzania

Event type

riot

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