{Congolese refugees currently sheltered in Kigeme camp in Rwanda are fighting against the American policy which gives them an opportunity to resettle in the United State of America adding that it is the way to silence Congolese who speak Kinyarwanda in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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In a communiqué to the press Congolese refugees say that instead of relocating in USA, a lot of efforts and approaches might be put in the long lasting solution which allows them to return to the motherland country.
“We fled our country long ago because of insecurity. We thought that we would return to our country. Officials were telling us that it is the M23 which causes the problem, and if it is defeated we will be able to return to our properties.”
Refugees complain that instead of fulfilling the promise USA has gone beyond that and relocate them in the USA, another country which is not theirs.
Currently the USA is implementing its refugee program in which over 600 Congolese refugees are being relocated.
They are trying to oppose the U.S. Ambassador in Kigali recently promised to naturalize some Congolese refugees.
“Basically, if there are still problems of insecurity in eastern DRC, they are few in proportion to other Rwandophone people who stay in their properties in Masisi, Ngungu, Kischanga , Bwiza, Kilorirwe , Nyamitaba and Bihambwe.”
Muhizi, a young Congolese activist living in Rwanda says “If there is insecurity, it may end when the refugees return to ensure the safety of their abandoned property”
IGIHE learnt that he and twenty other young people are mobilizing other refugees to counter this movement relocating them far from their homeland.
”This movement is particularly targeting refugees living in Rwanda and Burundi. Americans know how to help Kinshasa to reduce the influence of this Rwandophones in eastern DRC to silence them forever.” Say refugees.
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