Congolese refugees refuse to return home

A refugees settlement camp. Angola plans to repatriate 35,000 Congolese refugees starting March 2018. PHOTO | FILE

Congolese refugees in Angola have said they will not return home despite an agreement between the two governments’ officials to repatriate them.

Nearly 35,000 refugees have fled conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central Kasai region for Lunda Norte in northern Angola since March last year.