ANGOLA: Formal refugee returns begin

Angolan refugees departed from camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last Friday, in the first phase of a voluntary repatriation programme spanning three countries in the region. On day one of the operation more than 500 Angolan refugees are returning to M'Banza Congo in northwestern Angola and Luau in the eastern reaches of the country, the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) said.