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Angolan refugees rounded up

    JOHANNESBURG

    A group of about 55 Angolan refugees were rounded up in the Kavango area in northern Namibia at the weekend and transported to the Casava transit camp by immigration officials, 'The Namibian' said on Thursday.

    The newspaper said that the group was found in the Mpungu and Kahenge constituencies near the Angolan border.

    Meanwhile, the Namibian Press Association (NAMPA) quoted Mascar Kashembe, principle immigration officer for Kavango as saying that the group were among those who had fled Angola last year. He said that they had been hiding in villages with some of their Namibian relatives.

    Meanwhile, President Sam Nujoma recently appealed to residents in Kavango to help Angolans who were genuinely seeking refuge in Namibia.

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