-
UNHCR starts repatriation of Angolans from Namibia
3 Jul 2003 UNHCR's return operation for Angolan refugees, which started in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 20 June, has now been expanded to include those returning from Namibia. -
First group of organised Angolan returnees almost home
23 Jun 2003 Arriving safely back in Angola, more than 500 Angolan returnees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are resting in reception centres before moving on to their home areas. -
Angolan refugees start their journey home on World Refugee Day
20 Jun 2003 The UN refugee agency has started a major repatriation operation to help an estimated 220,000 Angolan refugees return home over the next two years. The first convoys left from camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with more convoys expected to follow from Namibia and Zambia in July. -
UNHCR to start Angolan returns with pilot run
3 Jun 2003 Some 400 Angolan refugees from Zambia are set to go back to Angola's Cazombo commune in a pilot convoy by the UN refugee agency on June 12. With registration underway in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many more could follow when repatriation starts officially on June 20. -
Angolan refugees in Congo sign up for voluntary return
26 May 2003 The UN refugee agency has started registering Angolan refugees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to see who wants to repatriate and who wants to stay. While many know it won't be easy, they are still eager to go home to rebuild Angola. -
New agreement to help Congo's Angolan refugees return home
31 Mar 2003 More than 163,000 Angolans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are set to go home under a repatriation agreement between the UN refugee agency and the Angolan and Congolese governments, who have decided on border crossings, travel documents and immigration formalities for the returnees. -
UNHCR meets regional governments to finalise Angolan return plans
14 Mar 2003 The UN refugee agency has been meeting with the governments of Angola, Namibia and Zambia to finalise benchmarks and concrete plans for the repatriation of some 150,000 Angolan refugees as early as May. -
More than 200,000 Angolans say they want to go home this year
28 Feb 2003 This figure is based on surveys and estimates of Angolan refugees in Zambia and parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite a shortage of funds, UNHCR has been working steadily to prepare for the repatriation operation in May or June. -
Feature: Angolans confident about repatriation, says UNHCR
2 Dec 2002 Aid agencies are bracing for the daunting task of bringing home hundreds of thousands of Angolans driven from their country by almost three decades of war that left the diamond- and oil-rich African country in ruins, creating one of the continent's largest populations of uprooted people.