DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 1 -- THE Tanzanian government has reiterated its position that it will not grant citizenship to refugees living in camps within the country, urging them instead to prepare to return to Burundi, where peace and stability have reportedly been restored.

This statement was issued in Dar es Salaam by the Minister for Home Affairs, George Simbachawene, during the 26th Tripartite Meeting involving Tanzania, Burundi, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which focused on repatriating Burundian refugees to their home country.

“The Tanzanian government recognizes that some refugees in camps believe that staying in Tanzania for a long time will eventually grant them citizenship. I want to make it ...