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TEHRAN, March 8 - Rwandan official said more than 2,500 Burundian refugees in Congo are seeking shelter in Rwanda amid fears they could be forcibly repatriated back home by Congolese authorities.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Jean Claude Rwahama, a refugee official in Rwanda, said Thursday that most of the refugees had lived in Congo since 2015, when political violence erupted in Burundi over the president's decision to seek a disputed third term.
He said Rwanda was temporarily sheltering them at Bugarama refugee center near the Burundi border.
Francoise Ndayisenga, a leader among the refugees, said they were seeking asylum in Rwanda because they don't want to be forcibly sent back to Burundi.
The refugees' arrival in Rwanda coincides with a rise in militia violence in Congo's restive east.
Source: AP
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