The rescued African refugees on arrival at the Kigali International Airport. Rwandan immigration officers on Thursday, June 13, received 113 refugees and migrants from Libya. Through the mechanism, which was set up in 2019 to support African migrants stranded in Libyan detention facilities, Rwanda has received more than 2,300 migrants and asylum seekers. Through the mechanism, migrants' asylum claims are processed in Rwanda. Rwanda is home to more than 130,000 refugees, mainly from DR Congo and Burundi.

Source: Libya Today June 14, 2024 09:08 UTC