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Burundi refugees recruited as rebels in Rwanda: report

Burundian refugees in Rwanda are being recruited into rebel groups, a charity said in a report Monday.

US-based advocacy group Refugees International said that men and boys in Rwanda's Mahama camp, run by the United Nations and Rwandan authorities, were being recruited into "non-state armed groups" and faced threats if they refused.

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