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Gabonese, Congolese officials visit refugees

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    Congolese, Gabonese government officials visited south-western Gabon at the weekend to look into the situation of Congolese refugees and study prospects for their return home, news organisations reported on Tuesday.

    The delegation was accompanied by officials of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Gabon, according to a UNHCR source. It included the Congolese ministers of health/humanitarian action and trade, as well as the Gabonese interior minister.

    According to the UNHCR, at least 10,000 people fleeing fighting in Congo have sought refuge in south-eastern Gabon while another 3,000 are estimated to be in Libreville.

    The real figure is thought to be much higher since, a humanitarian source told IRIN, many refugees have been hiding from the authorities.

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