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Rwandans in Ukraine urged to reach border to get help

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Refugees from Ukraine gather to take a bus from the border crossing in Medyka to Przemysl, eastern Poland on February 28, 2022. PHOTO | WOJTEK RADWANSKI | AFP

By  Ange Iliza

Rwandans in Ukraine who have reached the Polish border will be facilitated to cross into Poland and given a safe haven in the country.

Through diplomatic talks, Rwanda has established a post in Medyka on the Ukraine-Poland border, where its citizens will be facilitated to cross into Poland.

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