KINSHASA, April 5 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on Sunday.
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* The government said it will receive deportees starting inApril, but did not say how many it had agreed to take. * The arrangement will be paid for by the United States,with no cost to the Congolese government, the statement said. * Facilities have been prepared near the capital Kinshasa toaccommodate the deportees, it said. * The United States has sent third-country deportees toseveral African countries including Ghana, Cameroon, EquatorialGuinea and Eswatini, drawing criticism from legal experts andrights groups. * The agreement coincides with an effort by the Trumpadministration to implement a peace deal between Congo andRwanda and an agreement ensuring U.S. access to Congolesecritical minerals.
(Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Ros Russell)