Authorities in Malawi have arrested more than 400 refugees and asylum-seekers on Thursday, including 100 children, in the capital, Lilongwe. "This operation is specifically targeting refugees and asylum seekers and it’s also trying to flush out illegal immigrants. Malawi is home to almost 70,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, according to the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR. Most live in Dzaleka, a refugee camp set up in 1994 to accommodate about 12,000 people but currently hosting more than 56,000 refugees. Most refugees and asylum-seekers in Malawi come from the conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as Rwanda and Burundi.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 19, 2023 20:36 UTC