Togo: Rwandan refugees to choose between repatriation and Citizenship

{Togolese authorities Thursday signed a declaration of cessation for Rwandan refugees living in Togo where about 224 Rwandans will, from now, choose between voluntary repatriation, naturalization and residence permit}

These Rwandan refugees enjoy a digitized map of refugees and biometric travel titles, which were the subject of two Memorandum of Understanding, concluded between Togo and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Rwandan refugees arrived in Togo following the 1994 genocide against Tutsis. The Togolese Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Yark Damehame , signed the declaration of cessation in the presence of the representative of UNHCR, Mbili Michel Ambaoumba.

The spokesperson of Rwandan refugees in Togo, Ms. Daphorose Niyirora, some Rwandan refugees are skeptical and prefer to opt for the Togolese citizenship after many years in Togo where they work in different Business.

{{Photo: Colonel Yark Damehame}}