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Source: UNHCR The number of Congolese refugees repatriated from Zambia this year has passed the 15,000 mark, a dramatic increase on figures for 2007 and 2008.

KALA REFUGEE CAMP Thursday, April 30, 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of Congolese who sought refuge in Zambia during years of fighting in their country have been warned that they have until the end of December to get a free trip back home.

LUSAKA Friday, February 27, 2009 (IRIN) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is to resume voluntary repatriation of Angolan refugees from Zambia, two years after the programme was formally ended, due to the growing numbers of asylum seekers willing to return home.

Source: Reuters By Haggai Chilabi KALA CAMP, Zambia, April 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR and the European Union urged Congolese refugees on Tuesday to return home from Zambia, warning food aid could ...