There is a piece of news that has particularly challenged me in recent days. Indeed, the Deputy High Commissioner of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in charge of operations, Raouf Mazou, announced a significant breakthrough in the security crisis that has pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo against Rwanda for decades. .
According to him, Rwandan refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congolese refugees in Rwanda can now freely express their desire to be repatriated to their respective countries. The condition, however, is that this repatriation is done on a voluntary basis.
The Radio Okapi report reveals that the number of Congolese in Rwanda and Rwandans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is approximately 80,000 and 200,000 respectively. Raouf Mazou clarified that these figures are approximate and include those who wish to return as well as those who don’t.
This progress is part of the agreement reached during the tripartite meeting in Geneva last May. The governments of the two countries have, on this occasion, affirmed their desire to allow refugees who want to return voluntarily in safety and dignity to their country, to do so.
This is a considerable step forward in this security crisis which has caused the displacement of many people in the two neighboring countries for years. In any case, this is positive news in the region and it will be interesting to follow the modalities of this support for those who wish to return to their places of origin.
To find out more about current events in the Democratic Republic of Congo, do not hesitate to consult the following blog articles:
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/les-fardc-tuent-six-djihadistes-et-detruisent-un-bastion-des-adf-dans-le-territoire-de-beni/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/scandale-petrolier-en-rd-congo-la-coalition-congo-nest-pas-a-vendre-denonce-les-pratiques-opaques-et -costly-government/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/appel-doffres-en-rdc-pour-lacquisition-de-materiels-informatiques-pour-le-comite-technique-de-suivi-et-evaluation -des-reforms-ctr/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/presumes-combattants-adf- attackednt-la-localite-de-museya-au-nord-kivu-9-morts-et-une-autre-grievement -wounded/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/affaires-edouard-mwangachuchu-la-haute-cour-militaire-reporte-sa-decision-sur-une-demande-de-mise-en-liberte -provisional/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/lequipe-de-tennis-dames-de-la-rdc-prete-a-briller-aux-eliminatoires-de-la-billie-jean-cup -a-kigali/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/reunion-de-haut-level-a-luanda-pour-discuter-de-la-situation-securitaire-dans-lest-de-la-rdc -and-in-sudan/
– https://fatshimetry.org/blog/2023/06/03/financing-des-parties-politiques-en-rdc-une-proposal-de-loi-pour-reguler-les-tensions/
– https://fatshimetrie.org/blog/2023/06/03/la-province-de-lituri-en-rdc-une-lueur-despoir-avec-la-signature-dun-accord-de-paix-par -four-arms-groups/
– https://fatshimetry