Tanzania, June 12 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania was hosting 164,901 refugees and other people of concern by the end of March 2026, according to government and UNHCR data.

Data shows that 87,163 people, or 52.9 percent of the total, came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while 77,033, or 46.7 percent, came from Burundi.

A further 705 people came from other countries. Nyarugusu camp carried the largest share, with 109,277 people. Kigoma villages hosted 21,507, Nduta 14,467, Katumba 10,844, Ulyankulu 4,907, Mishamo 3,199, Dar es Salaam 550 and Chogo 150.

The figures place Tanzania within a wider East African displacement picture linked to instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi.

They also raise a policy question for...