Uganda returns about 100 Congolese police officers who fled violence
People carry their belongings as they flee from their villages around Sake, in Masisi territory, following clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, toward Goma, North Kivu Province on February 7, 2024.
Uganda handed over the almost 100 Congolese police officers who had fled across the border to Kanungu District in Southwestern Uganda to escape fighting between M23 rebels and Congo's military, a Ugandan military spokesperson said Friday.
The statement said the police officers’ national identities had been confirmed, and that they had been allowed to enter Uganda as an act of humanity and in line with international law.
