DR Congo Agrees to Accept US Deportees Under New Deal
The Democratic Republic of Congo has struck an agreement with the United States to receive deportees who are not Congolese nationals, beginning this month. Authorities in Kinshasa confirm that temporary reception facilities have been prepared in the capital, with logistical and technical support provided by the US. Crucially, the Congolese government emphasized it will bear no financial costs under the arrangement and clarified that this is not a permanent resettlement program. There is no confi