{"id":114362,"date":"2025-10-31T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandan-woman-excited-to-meet-parents-in-dr-congo"},"modified":"2025-10-31T19:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T19:39:54","slug":"rwandan-woman-excited-to-meet-parents-in-dr-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandan-woman-excited-to-meet-parents-in-dr-congo","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan Woman Excited to Meet Parents in DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>A total of 326 Rwandan nationals returned from DR Congo on Thursday, October 30, in the latest group to cross the border as part of a repatriation effort between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The new arrivals, who crossed the Grande Barrie\u0300re Border Post in Rubavu District under the support of the UN Refugee Agency, expressed their happiness for a safe return home after spending decades in conflict-ridden eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA), the group joins over 4,000 Rwandans who voluntarily returned since January.<\/p>\n<p>The new arrivals will receive temporary support and undergo reintegration procedures at Nyarushishi Transit Centre in Rusizi District, Western Province.<\/p>\n<p>For many, the return marked the end of a terrifying struggle and insecurity by Wazalendo and FDLR militia groups as Jeannine Gwerekana, said after crossing into Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am now happy for safe arrival in my home country, leaving war zones,&#8221; explained Gwerekana, 32, who left Rwanda in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of two had since lived in Rutshuru territory comes from Rubavu District. \u201cI cannot wait to meet my parents,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She recounted the horrific violence witnessed during her displacement, including sexual assault by militia groups. \u201cThey raped women, I saw my colleagues being forced into sex, but we had no way for escaping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Karori Ndikubwimana, who fled in 1997, lost all his possessions to looting in the neighboring country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel delighted for the warm welcome,\u201d said Ndikubwimana, who comes from Musanze District.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlory be to God. I was received as someone the country gave birth to. We were told that when you arrive here, they either kill you or put you in jail, but I see it\u2019s a different story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pacifique Ishimwe, Vice Mayor in Charge of Social Affairs for Rubavu District, who welcomed the new arrivals, reassured them of security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy to receive our population,\u201d Ishimwe told reporters. \u201cThey have been living a miserable life which they do not deserve for we have a beautiful and safe country. But the most important thing is that they finally returned safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The repatriation process continues in line with a high-level meeting on voluntary repatriation of refugees held in Addis Ababa in June between Rwanda, DR Congo, and the UN Refugee Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwandan government says more than 3.5 million citizens have been repatriated from DR Congo since 1994.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. A total of 326 Rwandan nationals returned from DR Congo on Thursday, October 30, in the latest group to cross the border as part of a repatriation effort between the two countries. 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