Rwanda: 'We Were Told We'd Be Killed', Says Rwandan Returning From DR Congo

Rwanda: 'We Were Told We'd Be Killed', Says Rwandan Returning From DR Congo

Sibomana Hitimana was one of 642 Rwandan returnees who crossed from DR Congo at the Grande Barrière border post in Rubavu District on Thursday, May 22.

‘We were told we'd be killed’, says Rwandan returning from DR Congo

Sibomana Hitimana was one of 642 Rwandan returnees who crossed from DR Congo at the Grande Barrière border post in Rubavu District on Thursday, May 22. Sibomana, 35, left Rwanda...

Hundreds of Rwandan refugees repatriated by UNHCR from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Rwanda from Goma, a city controlled by AFC/M23 Image media PMaki Thu 22/05/2025 - 16:19 Corps The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) continued on Thursday, 22 May, the voluntary repatriation of Rwandan refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

642 Rwandans Repatriated from DRC With A Sigh of Relief

A group of 642 Rwandan nationals, predominantly women and children, were safely repatriated to Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through the facilitation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in partnership with the Government of Rwanda and local authori

A group of 642 Rwandans who had been held captive by the FDLR terrorist group in eastern Congo have arrived in Rubavu, Rwanda. This is the third group of Rwandans who have returned en masse since the M23/AFC rebels took control of Goma City. The people who arrived on Thursday are from 233 families in areas controlled by the FDLR terrorist group. On Saturday last week, 360 Rwandans had crossed over, and on Monday this week, another 796 crossed ov…