Sat, 27 Jan 2018 15:34:18 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA ZAMBIA has been implementing an open door asylum policy which has enabled thousands of asylum seekers and refugees to seek sanctuary in the country, Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji has said. Speaking during the 32rd ordinary session of the executive council in Addis Ababa when he made a presentation on the report of the political and humanitarian situation in Africa yesterday, Mr Malanji said the number of asylum seekers and refugees entering Zambia had continued to increase. Mr Malanji observed that many former refugees had opted to remain in Zambia under the local integration programme. Mr Malanji said as of January 23 2018, Zambia has hosted close to 63,809 refugees and persons mostly from the great lakes region. Mr Malanji said Government had recently opened up another refugee settlement in the Northern part of Zambia to accommodate the growing number of refugees and it has […]
