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1st group of Burundian refugees returning home from Rwanda

by Associated Press
| August 27, 2020 4:27 AM

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Nearly 500 Burundian refugees living in Rwanda began their journey back to their home country Thursday, the first group to return after five years in exile following deadly political violence sent many fleeing.

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