Controversy over US deportees in DR Congo

More than a dozen deportees from the US, reportedly from South America, have arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the beginning of April, the DRC government announced a deal with the US under which Kinshasa would accept individuals known as “third-country” deportees. The arrival of these deportees has raised concerns and questions among Congolese people and opposition figures.

We also explore a different kind of journey - discipline in the African diaspora, where some parents have gone as far as sending their children back home for schooling. What is it like to be sent back to Africa?

Presenter : Charles Gitonga

Technical Producer: Davis Mwasaru

Senior Producers: Blessing Aderogba and Keikantse Shumba

Editors: Priyanka Sippy and Maryam Abdalla