#U.N – Friends of Angola

08 03 '18

U.N. Criticizes Angola for Forcing Refugees to Return to Violent Congo

LUANDA (REUTERS) – THE U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) is deeply concerned about rekindled tension in the violent Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and criticized the Angolan government for forcing some 500 refugees to return. Angola’s government forced 530 Congolese to return to Congo between Feb. 25 and 27, UNHCR said in a…

25 06 '17

Angola expels 8,000 Congolese fleeing violence, UN says

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Angola has expelled more than 8,000 Congolese who entered the southern African country while fleeing deadly violence at home, the United Nations says in a new report. The humanitarian report says more than 30,000 Congolese have fled to Angola during months of violence in Congo’s central Kasai regions that began in…