The enterprise of integration : the case of urban refugees in Rwanda

Abstract

Interviews were undertaken over a series of months with 20 Congolese refugees living in Kigali. The study explores their levels of integration in all of the legal, economic, and social/cultural dimensions. Taking into account the differing degrees of support received, this study also makes comparisons between those refugees officially recognized as urban, and those who were not. Finally, factors for successful refugee integration are assessed.