The Ugandan prime minister's office has announced the government's intention to repatriate 25,600 Rwandan refugees following an agreement among Kampala, Kigali and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, The New Vision reported.
State Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Christine Amongin told Members of Parliament on Thursday that repatriation would begin on 1 November, the state owned newspaper reported on Friday. The repatriation agreement was signed last week, the daily added. It said there were some 26,000 Rwandans in refugee camps, mostly in western Uganda.
"Sources said Rwanda has the highest number of refugees in Uganda, followed by Sudan with over 15,000," the newspaper reported. "Other refugees in Uganda come from Congo, Somalia, Tanzania, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya."
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