Ugandans in China make U-turn on repatriation

Ugandan nationals living in China have changed their minds on returning home and will not be included in repatriation flights, according to the foreign affairs ministry.

The ministry expects about 2,000 returnees from South Africa, Afghanistan, the US, United Arab Emirates and India.

Minister Henry Okello Oryem told Daily Monitor newspaper that many Ugandans in China had resumed work after their government intervened following reports of mistreatment.

The ministry termed the protests by Africans in China as having been a result of "miscommunication among local authorities about how to handle foreign nationals as they control the spread of Coronavirus".

Ugandan nationals living in Sudan and Turkey were this week repatriated home:

The first batches of Ugandans who were stuck outside due to #COVID19 have been flown back home by the government. The groups from Sudan and Turkey were received at Entebbe International Airport by State Minister for Foreign Affairs @okelloryem.
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