Malawi plans to close a refugee camp with 140 Mozambicans

The government of Malawi plans to close the refugee camp where there are 140 Mozambicans who fled the country this year, following recent clashes between the defense and security forces and Renamo, in Tete province.

These Mozambicans began to enter in Malawi in early July, when about 775 people sought refuge after alleged armed Renamo men had conducted two attacks in that part of the country.


"It was a joint decision between the UNHCR (United Nations High stablished COMMISSION for Refugees) and the Government of Malawi, through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that this new group could not go to the Luwani field for it is being closed ", explained Commissioner of Mwanza district, Gift Lapozo, to the" Voice of America ", quoted by Information Agency of Mozambique.