Zimbabwe ejects 70 Congolese refugees

Zimbabwe refugee camp

Zimbabwe refugee camp. Zimbabwe forcibly returned 70 refugees to the DRC after they were accused of looting food supplies at a camp. PHOTO | FILE NMG

Zimbabwe has forcibly returned 70 refugees to the DR Congo in violation of international law, a recent report released by US Human Rights 2021 says.

The refugees, who were hosted at the Tongogara refugee camp, were “accused of looting a food supply warehouse” and were initially arrested in August 2021, it adds.