Zambia/Rwanda: Zambia worried about slow return of Rwandan refugees

The Zambian government Monday expressed its worries about the slow progress made in the return of Rwandan refugees to their home country. "There is not much progress made in the repatriation program of Rwandan refugees. This lack of progress is mainly attributed to the unwillingness of the refugee population in Zambia to voluntary return to their country of origin," said Peter Mumba, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The official attributed the Rwandan refugees' unwilling return home to "unfounded false messages" that there is still war in their country.