According to a UN report, migrant worker expulsions from Angola have resulted in human rights abuses, including rape and other forms of violence against women and children from Congo.

In the last six months, around 12,000 workers reportedly crossed the border near Kamako, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as stated by officials and the UN.

Fabien Sambussy, Head of the IOM mission in DRC, referred to Kamako as an “open-air migrant camp”, as journalists report.

The UN report revealed that only 20% of the deported workers had permits and many entered Angola illegally.

Over the past few months, Angola, a wealthy oil-producing country in Southern Africa, has deported numerous workers, following a pattern of purges over the past 12 years that has seen human rights abuses, according to human rights groups. The exact number of abuse cases in the latest purge remains unknown.