CONGO SAYS IT WILL RECEIVE THIRD-COUNTRY DEPORTEES UNDER NEW DEAL WITH U.S.(PHOTO).
Congo says it will receive third-country deportees under new deal with U.S Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on Sunday. The government said it will receive deportees starting in April, but did not say how many it had agreed to take. The arrangement will be paid for by the United States, with no cost to the Congolese government, the statement said, Reuters reported. Facilities have been prepared near the capital Kinshasa to accommodate the deportees, it said. The United States has sent third-country deportees to several African countries including Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini, drawing criticism from legal experts and rights groups. The agreement coincides with an effort by the Trump administration to implement a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda and an agreement ensuring U.S. access to Co...
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