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Rwanda and Uganda took in more than 10 000 refugees from DRC so far this year, UNHCR says

Source: News24, 13/03/2023

At least 10 000 people have fled to Rwanda and Uganda from the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as fighting between the M23 rebels and the government`s Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) aggravates the humanitarian crisis in the region.
This was despite a ceasefire facilitated by the Angolan President JoÃ£o LourenÃ§o entered on Tuesday by the two warring parties.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Geneva, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh said since January, Rwanda and Uganda have seen an increase in refugees from the DRC.
`More than 5 500 people have crossed the border into neighbouring Rwanda since January, and a further 5 300 into Uganda as insecurity and violence continue to ravage the border regions,` he said.

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