Namibia commences voluntary repatriation of DRC refugees

WINDHOEK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Namibia on Tuesday commenced the repatriation of 96 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) back to their country.

The two-day exercise is a result of a successful collaboration between the government of Namibia, DRC and facilitation through UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

This is the first group of some 200 refugees and asylum-seekers in Namibia, who will be r