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Crowded in: The Dzaleka refugee camp was built in 1994 to house 10 000 people and already it is home to about 52 000. (Fanni Uusitalo)
DZALEKA

Malawi refugees in bitter fight against relocation

The Malawi government has said asylum-seekers will no longer be allowed to live outside the country’s only and heavily congested camp

  • Golden Matonga
5 min read
Rounded up: Dzaleka, Malawi’s only refugee camp, was built for 10 000 people but now houses 45 000 people. (Fanni Uusitalo/UNHCR)
CABO DELGADO

For decades, Malawi welcomed refugees. Then something changed

Citing security concerns, the government gave refugees just 14 days to report to the country’s only refugee camp

  • Golden Matonga
4 min read