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Over 30,000 DRC refugees in Rwanda

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    Rwanda is currently hosting 32,108 refugees in three camps and one transit centre, of which 31,651 are Congolese and 457 are Burundian, according to the OCHA-Rwanda report for November. During the month, 19 Congolese refugees arrived from South Kivu while 124 Rwandan refugees repatriated to Rwanda from neighbouring countries, the report said. A total of 10,534 Rwandan refugees have returned to their home country so far this year, it added.

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