The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the DRC government said in a statement on Sunday.

The government said it will receive deportees starting in April, 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 to accommodate the deportees, it said.

Adds to list of African nations that have received US deportees

The United States has sent third-country deportees to several African countries including Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Eswatini.

The agreement coincides with an effort by the Trump administration to implement a peace deal between DRC and Rwanda and an agreement ensuring US access to Congolese critical minerals.