This article argues that international aid to Rwandan refugees in Ngara district during decolonization unfolded as part of a broader project of nation-state formation and regulation - one that deeply affected local narratives of community and belonging. While there is an extensive scholarship on decolonization and nationalism, we know less about the history of the ...

The article explores on the hunger strike of the Rwandan refugees, held at Dabalo settlement in Tanzania. It examines the threat of the resettlement on the agricultural viability of the highlands. It also notes that the refugees were sentenced to forced labor that came to undermine humanitarian principles.