{"id":116157,"date":"2025-11-25T18:09:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/unhcr-boss-lauds-repatriation-of-rwandans-from-dr-congo"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:24:23","slug":"unhcr-boss-lauds-repatriation-of-rwandans-from-dr-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/unhcr-boss-lauds-repatriation-of-rwandans-from-dr-congo","title":{"rendered":"UNHCR boss lauds repatriation of Rwandans from DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) Representative in Rwanda, Ritu Shroff, has praised the ongoing repatriation of Rwandan nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), describing the process as \u201ca wonderful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shroff made the remarks on Monday, November 24, while welcoming 219 new arrivals who crossed into Rwanda through the Grande Barrie\u0300re border post in Rubavu District.<\/p>\n

According to figures from the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA), nearly 6,000 Rwandan nationals have voluntarily returned from eastern DR Congo since January 2025.<\/p>\n

Schroff (centre) and other UNHCR officials at the border to welcome the returnees. Photo by Germain Nsanziman.<\/p>\n

The latest group was received during Shroff\u2019s official visit to Kijote Transit Centre in Nyabihu District, where the returnees will temporarily stay before completing repatriation procedures. She was joined by local authorities and MINEMA officials.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The New Times, Shroff said many Rwandans continue to return and expressed gratitude for their homecoming.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a wonderful thing to see Rwandans coming home. I am so happy,\u201d she said. \u201cSome of the returnees have never been to Rwanda, they\u2019re coming to build their lives, their families, and their country.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to her, the repatriation process “is going very well.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have many Rwandans coming back, and the situation is safe, I believe Congolese refugees will also be able to return home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubavu mayor Prosper Mulindwa commended the goodwill of returning citizens, urging them to be good ambassadors, encouraging others to come home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope you will motivate your colleagues, husbands, to return by sharing your experiences and stories,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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