Rwanda: Over 160 African Asylum Seekers Arrive in Rwanda

UN transfers 164 refugees from Libya to Rwanda in emergency evacuation

Total number of evacuees since 2019 reaches near 3,000, according to UN refugee agency - Anadolu Ajansı

Rwanda: Over 160 African Asylum Seekers Arrive in Rwanda

Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, February 25, received 164 asylum seekers from Libya.

Rwanda Receives 164 Refugees from Libya in Overnight UNHCR Evacuation – The North Africa Post

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Rwanda announced early on Thursday that 164 refugees and asylum seekers were transferred overnight from Libya to Rwanda under an emergency evacuation arrangement. According to the agency, the latest relocation brings the total number of evacuees moved from Libya to Rwanda since 2019 to 2,924. Of […]

Over 160 African asylum seekers arrive in Rwanda

Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, February 25, received 164 asylum seekers from Libya. According to the Ministry of Emergency Management, the new group is made up of 143 Sudanese nationals, 19 Eritreans, one Ethiopian, and one South Sudanese. They were evacuated from Libya through the UNCHR-backed Emergency Transit Mechanism, which was initiated in 2019. About 2,760 people have been airlifted from the conflict-hit Libya since 2019. Over 2,500 ha…

Rwanda Receives 164 Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya - Rwanda Dispatch News Agency

Rwanda has received another group of 164 refugees and migrants evacuated from Libya, where many had been stranded while seeking routes to Europe, authorities said. The group arrived in Kigali late Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. It includes 19 Eritreans, 143 Sudanese nationals, one Ethiopian and one South Sudanese. Upon arrival, the asylum seekers were transferred […] The post Rwanda Receives 164 Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya appeared first on R…

Rwanda Receives 164 Asylum Seekers from Libya Under Ongoing ETM Humanitarian Mission

Rwanda has welcomed another group of vulnerable asylum seekers evacuated from Libya. The group arrived in the early hours of Thursday, February 26, 2026, and was immediately transferred to the… The post Rwanda Receives 164 Asylum Seekers from Libya Under Ongoing ETM Humanitarian Mission appeared first on KT PRESS.