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| Angola 'expels 25,000' to Congo | Angola 'expels 25,000' to Congo |
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| The Angolan authorities have sent some 25,000 people back to the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a UN-backed radio station. | The Angolan authorities have sent some 25,000 people back to the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a UN-backed radio station. |
| A local official in south-eastern DR Congo told the AFP news agency that "thousands" of people had crossed the border in recent days. | A local official in south-eastern DR Congo told the AFP news agency that "thousands" of people had crossed the border in recent days. |
| Some of those expelled say all their goods were stolen. | Some of those expelled say all their goods were stolen. |
| Angola's ambassador to DR Congo said these were the latest expulsions of illegal migrants from mining areas. | |
| Thousands of illegal diamond miners were deported from Angola in 2004, amid accusations of brutality. | |
| Radio Okapi reports that local officials in the Congolese provinces of Katanga, East and West Kasai, are unable to cope with the influx. | Radio Okapi reports that local officials in the Congolese provinces of Katanga, East and West Kasai, are unable to cope with the influx. |
| Some 15,000 have arrived in Katanga and about 10,000 in the two Kasai provinces, the radio station said. | |
| "I went and saw for myself. There is a massive and constant exodus, and humanitarian aid has not yet arrived there," acting West Kasai Governor Hubert Mbingho told Reuters news agency. | |
| Both countries have experienced many years of war, leading thousands of people to cross their common border. |