Burundi: Government to expel asylum seekers

The Burundian government will expel all Rwandan asylum seekers who fail to meet conditions for their acceptance as refugees, Interior Minister Evariste Ndayishimiye has said. Burundi's northern provinces currently host at least 19,000 Rwandan asylum seekers. The Rwandans started arriving in Burundi in April 2005 - mainly from the province of Butare. They said they were fleeing prosecution under Rwanda's traditional justice system known as gacaca.