Africa-Press – Angola. The Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) of the northern Cabinda Province repatriated 186 citizens of the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent days, who were living illegally in the region.
Of the aforementioned number, 179 are from the DRC and seven are from Congo, found in several neighbourhoods of the city of Cabinda as part of control and inspection actions against foreign citizens with irregular migration status.
According to a note from the SME on Tuesday, the repatriation took place at the Yema and Massabi border posts.
The report urges the population to avoid renting their residences to foreign citizens who have irregular migration status as it constitutes criminal offences.
The report urges the population to avoid renting their homes to foreign citizens with irregular migration status, as this constitutes a crime under Angolan law.
The province of Cabinda shares a vast land, sea and river border with the two countries mentioned above.
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