Brazzaville prepares return of 13,800 refugees from DR Congo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journaldebrazza
The Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and UNHCR opened their sixth tripartite meeting in Brazzaville on the voluntary return of about 13,800 Congolese refugees. They fled violence in Mai-Ndombe and North Kivu, according to Journal de Brazza.
The Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) opened their sixth meeting on 20 October in Brazzaville, dedicated to about 13,800 refugees from DR Congo, Journaldebrazza reports. Participants are preparing conditions for a possible voluntary return to their regions of origin.
The discussions are expected to cover security, refugee protection and their reintegration into host communities. Congolese Minister of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action Lydie Pongault opened the meeting and called for an assessment of the recommendations from the previous tripartite meeting, held in 2019 in DR Congo.
About 5,800 people who fled intercommunal violence in 2022 in Kwamouth Territory, Mai-Ndombe, found refuge in Ngabé District in the Republic of the Congo, according to Journaldebrazza.
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