Dar es Salaam, April 16 -- GOVERNMENT has refuted reports that it has denied entry to Mozambican refugees.

Home Affairs Minister George Simbachawene told the BBC Thursday that "there is no reality" on the recently released report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which accused Tanzania of refusing entry to at least 600 refugees from neighbouring Mozambique.

He said that when it comes to protecting its borders Tanzania should not be mistakenly viewed as it denies entry to refugees.

Despite the recent report which the minister termed as untrue, the UNHCR has been citing Tanzania as one of the most important refugee asylum countries in Africa, expressing its satisfaction with government assurances that the country would co...