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Congolese Refugees Flee to Uganda

By immigrationprof

The Los Angeles Times reports:

Thousands of civilians fleeing fighting in northeastern Congo streamed into Uganda on Thursday, most after walking several days.

The U.N. refugee agency said 13,000 refugees had crossed the border near Ishasha in 48 hours — 10,000 on Thursday alone. Most were from villages in the Rutshuru district of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province. Click here for the rest of the story.

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