11 November 2009
Kuito — At least 212 national citizens who were living as refugees in foreign countries were received in the central Bié province, ANGOP has learnt.
They came from Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe and are under the care of the provincial Assistance and Social Welfare department, informed the local director, Isabel Afonso Chaguedela.
The source said that the institution is still working with churches, chieftains and NGOs to find their relatives.
The ex-refugees have been receiving foodstuff, zinc sheet, mattresses and domestic utensils for their reintegration into the society.
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2009 Angola Press Agency. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
