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/ 18 March 2005

Refugee policies a victim of their own success?

For more than 40 years, Uganda has been considered a safe haven for people fleeing violence in their homelands. It currently hosts about 230 000 nationals from neighbouring states such as Sudan, Rwanda, Somalia and Burundi — one of the largest refugee populations in Africa. But even as Uganda earns accolades for its generosity, both government and its critics agree there are problems with the refugee scheme.