Over 9 000 foreigners seek refuge in Zim

ZIMBABWE is home to over 9 000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia and Ethiopia housed at the Tongogara Refugee Camp, a Labour ministry official has revealed.

The Labour ministry’s refugee officer, Moira Gumbingo said this on Thursday on the side-lines of the media training on refugees in the capital. She said the DRC, that is constantly facing tribal related insurgencies, contributes the biggest number of the refugees.

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