Uganda has completed the first phase of the voluntary repatriation of 1,102 nationals from South Africa following xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests.
The final evacuation flight arrived safely in Kampala on Thursday.
The last chartered flight, carrying 219 evacuees from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, landed at Entebbe International Airport, marking the conclusion of the first phase of the operation.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, the Ugandan Embassy in South Africa said: “The arrival marks the successful conclusion of phase one of the Government of Uganda’s voluntary repatriation exercise.”
The embassy added: “1,102 Ugandan nationals safely returned home through six evacuation flights coordinated between Uganda and South Africa,’’ highlighting the scale and coordination of the government-backed evacuation effort.
