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Refugees return to DRC

    NAIROBI
    Most of the estimated 1,000 Congolese refugees who crossed into Nebbi district in August and September have now returned to the DRC, the latest OCHA-Uganda humanitarian update said. Another 300 Congolese who took refugee in the Kisoro area in September were also reported to have voluntarily returned to the DRC, it said. UNHCR has been unable to confirm recent media reports that some 5,000 Congolese had sought asylum in Kasese, the report added.

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