Burundian returnees struggle to reintegrate

Repatriating and reintegrating thousands of refugees is an enormous challenge in one of the world’s poorest countries.

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Tens of thousands of refugees are returning to Burundi, nine years after fleeing civil war.
 
But many find their land has been taken by other families and, with elections next year, there are fears that violence could return.

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Mabanda. 


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