Rwanda has welcomed 91 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya through a program supported by the UN’s refugee agency, the African Union, and the European Union.
Among the arrivals are 38 Sudanese individuals, 33 Eritreans, 11 Somalis, seven Ethiopians, and two people from South Sudan.
These refugees and asylum seekers were evacuated as part of the Emergency Transit Mechanism program, which has relocated 2,150 refugees to Rwanda from Libya since 2019.
Of these individuals, 1,600 have resettled in the United States and various European countries.
On Thursday, Rwanda’s emergency management ministry reaffirmed the country’s commitment to providing refuge to those in need.
The arrival of these refugees and asylum seekers coincides with the UK’s efforts to pass new legislation allowing for the transfer of some asylum seekers to Rwanda while their claims are processed.
However, the UK Supreme Court previously ruled this plan unlawful.