Rwandan refugees totaling 158 have returned home from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They crossed into Rwanda via the Rusizi Border in Rusizi district.
The returning refugees said that their delay to return home has been due to FDLR terrorist group in DRC that has held most Rwandan refugees hostage.
Also among the returnees include a Congolese woman who is married to a Rwandan.
Uwitonze Alfred Safi is the head of the refugee camp at Nyagatare where the returning refugees are hosted after their return to Rwanda.
He says, “The number includes mostly women and children; however, the number of men returning is also gradually increasing. Only 29 are men.”
Most male refugees are recruited into the FDLR.and also the negative sensitization campaign conducted by the FDLR causes most male refugees not to consider crossing into Rwanda.
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