Libya: Rwanda Receives Over 170 Asylum Seekers From Libya

Libya: Rwanda Receives Over 170 Asylum Seekers From Libya

Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, June 17, received 173 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya under the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM).

Rwanda Welcomes 173 Evacuated Asylum Seekers as Humanitarian Lifeline Continues

Kigali (WDN) – Rwanda has received another group of vulnerable asylum seekers evacuated from Libya, through the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), an initiative panned to offer a renewed opportunity to hundreds of people who had become trapped in one of the world’s most dangerous migration corridors. The latest group, consisting of 173 asylum seekers, arrived in Rwanda under a humanitarian transit mechanism supported by the United Nations High C…

Rwanda receives 173 asylum seekers from Libya under UN-Backed Programme - Rwanda Dispatch

Rwanda has received 173 asylum seekers transferred from Libya under a humanitarian programme supported by the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR. The group arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday night, June 17, 2026, and includes 85 Sudanese nationals, 66 Eritreans, two Somalis, seven Ethiopians and 12 South Sudanese. The asylum seekers were taken to the Gashora […] The post Rwanda receives 173 asylum seekers from Libya under UN-Backed Programme appea…

Rwanda receives over 170 asylum seekers from Libya

Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, June 17, received 173 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya under the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM). According to the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA), the group comprises 85 Sudanese, 66 Eritreans, seven Ethiopians, 12 South Sudanese, and two Somali nationals. ALSO READ: Over 160 African asylum seekers arrive in Rwanda The asylum seekers were received in partnership with the United Nations …