In late January 2025, during intense battles in Goma, some DRC soldiers sought refuge at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) bases, while others fled to South Kivu. Some crossed into Rwanda, while others headed towards the northern regions of North Kivu.
Those who took refuge in North Kivu continued their journey, crossing the Ugandan border, where they were accepted as refugees.
On November 17, the Governor of North Kivu, Maj Gen Evariste Kakule Somo, appointed by the DRC government, along with other military and civilian officials, traveled to the Kasindi-Lubiriha border to welcome the returning soldiers.
"We have come to witness the handover, by Uganda's migration services, of the FARDC soldiers who had crossed into Uganda from the areas of North Kivu controlled by the attackers. We observe that they were being well cared for by this friendly country," said Maj Gen Somo as quoted by 7sur7.
The DRC government has not disclosed the exact number of soldiers repatriated by Uganda.
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