Rwanda opens doors to refugees

Issued on: 30/10/2019 – 09:20Modified: 30/10/2019 – 09:29

Rwanda is taking in refugees and asylum-seekers under an emergency programme agreed with the African Union and the UN. The asylum-seekers, many of whom are from Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia, can now decide to return to their homeland, be sent to a third country, or stay in Rwanda.

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