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Congolese refugees given temporary asylum in Kisoro

    NAIROBI
    Some 350 Congolese refugees, of both Hutu and Tutsi origin, who crossed to Kisoro in southwestern Uganda from Rutshuru in Nord-Kivu Province two months ago have been granted temporary asylum in Kisoro to minimise population movements and reduce insecurity along the border, the Ugandan ‘New Vision’ newspaper reported on Saturday. “We have decided to allow them to stay in order to control the in-and-out movements,” the paper quoted Kisoro District Commissioner Lieutenant Arthur Katsigazi as saying. The refugees are now reported to be staying with friends and relations in Busanza county, some 15 km from Kisoro town.

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