DR Congo: 223 citizens rescued from Ukraine
Al JazeeraCongolese evacuees were mostly students, most of them currently in France, according to the foreign minister. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that it has evacuated at least 223 of its citizens out of Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, according to local media. Citizens made it home thanks to diplomatic and consular efforts amid ongoing violence in Ukraine, Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville reported on Saturday, quoting Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso. The minister said there were still some 20 students who were yet to leave Ukraine but stressed that the government was working to get them out of the country. Speaking to France-based Africanews, Solange Kahindo, a resident of Goma, said she had been unable to reach her children Djodjo Katanga and Kasereka Katanga, both students in Ukraine.
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