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Radio France Internationale
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Stay or go? Tough choice for Ivorian refugees living in Liberia for two decades

Ivorian refugees in north-eastern Liberia await the arrival of the ferry that will take them home. © RFI/Darlington Porkpa

Jealian Didier fled his native Côte d'Ivoire after fighting broke out nearly 20 years ago. The 46-year-old father of five is among some 200 refugees finally returning from northern Liberia, where they've lived since 2003. Others, however, prefer to remain in their adopted homeland.

“I feel relieved. I am happy to return with my children; nowhere is like home,” he told RFI at the Calava River – the body of water in Buutuo, north-eastern Liberia, that connects the country to Côte d'Ivoire.

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