IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) successfully carried out the first voluntary return operation from Tanganyika Province on 17 February. The survey revealed that 30 households intended to return voluntarily to their area of origin, and 891 households wanted to be transferred to another displacement site in Kalemie. The day of the operations, another 71 households expressed their wish to return voluntarily to their area of origin instead of being transferred to another displacement site. Due to the increased conflict, DRC has become the African country with the highest number of IDPs estimated at 4.35 million. As of today, IOM DRC has received USD 4.9 million to address the needs of the appeal.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 20, 2018 09:33 UTC