Month: August 2022 Posts

Government to proceed with refugees relocation

Aug 24, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

By Mike Van Kamande Government says it will proceed with the relocation of asylum seekers and refugees to Dzaleka Camp in Dowa using the Police to provide security to Immigration officers and those relocating. Speaking… ...

Malawi Govt asked to send more police officers to Dzaleka Refugee Camp

Jun 20, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Refugees have asked government to consider sending more Malawi Police officers to Dzaleka Refugee Camp in order to address the problem of theft at the camp. The statement has been made today as Malawi and… ...

Five people jailed four years each for stealing items worth K17.6 million

Dec 31, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Dowa First Grade Magistrate's Court on Thursday sentenced five people from Dzaleka Refugee Camp to four years in prison each for breaking into a school and stealing 93 Lenovo tablets and two laptops valued… ...

Pastors fight in Malawi over ownership of church

Dec 26, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Two pastors at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa yesterday exchanged blows over ownership of a church at the camp. Church members joined the fight and police have since arrested 11 people – five males and… ...

Dowa Police recover 26 stolen tablets, 8 suspects arrested

Dec 15, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Dowa have recovered 26 Lenovo tablets and have arrested five Congolese nationals, two Malawians and a Nigerian national suspected to have broken into a School at Dzaleka Refugee Camp where the tablets and… ...

UNHCR calls on governments to resolve plight of stateless people

Nov 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said more action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship. UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi… ...

Residents at Dzaleka Refugee Camp facing water challenges

Oct 28, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Dzaleka Refugee Camp which has over 51,728 refugees and asylum seekers has inadequate water sources. The camp which was initially designed for 10,000 people is congested with over 51,728 inhabitants and this is contributing to… ...