The process of repatriating more than 7,000 Mozambicans from the districts of Morrumbala and Milanje in Zambezia and Mutarara and Dôa in Tete, who are refugees in Nsanje and Chikwawa, southern Malawi, begins this Wednesday.

These are Mozambicans who, due to the post-election tension, were forced to cross the border into Nsanje after having their homes and public infrastructure destroyed by violent demonstrators using blunt instruments.

The Mozambican government's decision to take people back was prompted by assurances that security conditions had been created in the areas of origin, according to Rádio Moçambique.

The director of the prevention and mitigation division at the National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, César Tembe, explains that before the repatriation process, there will be a series of procedures to follow.

He assured the returnees that they would receive a basic food basket for the next three months.

The repatriation mission will also be attended by Mozambique's interior minister, Paulo Chachine, Mozambique's high commissioner in Malawi, Alexandre Manjate, INGD officials from both countries, among other defense and security bodies. (RM)