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First return convoy takes Congolese refugees in Angola home
20 Jun 2005 In a reverse of the usual flow of refugees, the UN refugee agency last week organised the first convoy for 42 Congolese living in Angola to return home to western Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Angolan refugees help to rehabilitate Congolese camps
3 Jun 2005 Angolan refugees and their local hosts in Nkondo and Kilueka villages are working together to plant 60,000 trees in the area after the repatriation of some 20,000 refugees to Angola. -
Congolese sites close as last Angolan refugees leave
30 May 2005 A last convoy of 263 Angolan refugees has returned home from refugee sites in the southern Congolese region of Kisenge, ending a refugee programme that ran for more than 20 years. -
UNHCR starts last season of Angola-bound flights from Zambia
17 May 2005 More than 200 Angolan refugees flew home from Zambia yesterday as the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration started the last season of airlifts to Angola. -
Zambia starts last year of repatriation to Angola
11 May 2005 A first convoy of 75 Angolan refugees has returned home to Cazombo from Zambia's Meheba refugee settlement as the UN refugee agency starts its third and last season of repatriation to Angola. -
Weaving a refugee legacy into Botswana's baskets
25 Apr 2005 Among the finest crafts produced in Africa, Botswana's baskets are material proof of the integration of two cultures - traditional basket-weaving skills brought by refugees from Angola, intertwined with the dyes and colourful patterns that are part of Botswana's culture. -
We want to go home, say Congolese refugees in Angola
7 Apr 2005 They fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1977, only to face another long conflict in their host country, Angola. Almost three decades and multiple displacements later, all these refugees want is to go home. UNHCR is working with the Congolese and Angolan authorities to fulfil their dream. -
Countdown for Angolan repatriation
23 Mar 2005 UNHCR's largest operation in southern Africa is drawing to a close in the next few months as the last of Angola's refugees return home from the region. Starting next year, the refugee agency will focus on reintegration activities to help these returnees to settle back in their war-devastated homeland. -
Refugees from Angola's Cabinda enclave cautious about returning
7 Mar 2005 Refugee leaders who fled Angola's oil-rich enclave of Cabinda during the separatist conflict recently went back home on a "go-and-see" visit to assess whether conditions were suitable for them to return. But after a three-day trip, the leaders said they would be reluctant to return unless conditions improved.