Africa-Press – Rwanda. Girls from the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA) an elite first and only boarding school for girls are expected in Rwanda after the country accepted to temporarily host them at the request of the United States, pending transfer to a third country.
While officials in Kigali have not given details on the evacuees from Afghanistan, the 250 girls are expected later to be resettled in the US and other countries.
Rwandan Education ministry officials did not discuss details of the help the girls would get, instead referred The EastAfrican to the Office of the Government Spokesperson (OGS) for a comment.
The OGS said that apart from the announcement by the Ministry of Education welcoming the girls from SOLA, “the government of Rwanda has no further comment for now.”
The OGS equally said no details were available when asked about arrangements underway to receive Afghan evacuees, and the exact number the country would take in.
“The United States and the government of Rwanda have agreed in principle to host a number of Afghani evacuees but no further details are available for now.”
