A/HRC/45/50 61. In the view of the team of international experts, this approach should be given sufficient consideration to make it possible to decide on the best way for the provincial, regional and national dimensions of transitional justice, truth and reconciliation mechanisms to fit together in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For this reason, the team of international experts had planned to organize a workshop on this subject in April 2020 in Tshikapa, Kasai Province. The workshop’s terms of reference have been drawn up and the panellists identified, but as of the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented it from being held. 3. Disarmament and socioeconomic reintegration measures 62. The team of international experts notes that the crisis related to the Kamuina Nsapu militia, in its original form, has all but disappeared. However, with regard to the recommendations in the previous report calling on the Congolese authorities to ensure that the disarmament process under way applied to all militias without distinction (A/HRC/41/31, para. 80 (l)), the team of international experts has ascertained that the Bana Mura and Écurie Mbembe militiamen, who are still present in Kasai Province, were never disarmed and that the voluntary disarmament initiatives launched by some militias have not continued, while those who have laid down their weapons have not benefited from socioeconomic reintegration measures. It is feared that the former militiamen may reorganize into armed groups that attack civilians to survive or that they could sell their services for political or economic gain. 63. The team of international experts reiterates the urgent need to disarm all militiamen without distinction and to ensure their socioeconomic reintegration. 4. Socioeconomic and humanitarian situation 64. As the team of international experts mentioned in its previous report, the efforts made to combat impunity and to achieve reconciliation will not produce tangible and satisfactory results unless the socioeconomic dimension of the conflict in Kasai is taken into consideration (A/HRC/41/31, para. 78). 65. Noting that the overwhelming majority of the population lives in a state of extreme poverty despite the fact that the territory is replete with potential sources of wealth, the team of international experts reiterates that strong measures must be taken to address this situation. 66. The team of international experts also welcomes the 100-day programme launched by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contains components for the development of the Kasai region. It looks forward to the effective implementation of this programme, which calls in particular for the provision of better access to Sankuru Province and the rehabilitation of schools and the modernization of major trunk roads. 67. The team of international experts also notes with satisfaction that during its visit, the Congolese authorities announced that a project had begun in Kasai Central Province for the development of agriculture, education and health services, with financial support from the World Bank. 68. The team of international experts welcomes this cooperation and invites other development actors to follow the lead of the World Bank, while calling on the Government to invest more in the Kasai region and to ensure that the exploitation of mining resources includes an appropriate approach to social responsibility. 69. On the humanitarian front, the team of international experts notes that the situation has hardly improved at all and remains marked by security challenges, in particular related to the disarmament of militias and the lack of other initiatives. Furthermore, there is a serious humanitarian crisis owing to the massive return of several hundred thousand Congolese nationals, most of whom were expelled by the Angolan authorities with the aim of preventing the spread of COVID-19 by relieving crowding at prisons and by expelling undocumented foreigners. 70. It is in this context that in April 2020 numerous Congolese citizens were driven out at the Kamako border post and at the Kandiadji and Kabungu crossing points, into Kasai Province. Between 27 April and 14 May 2020, at least 1,127 people – including 218 women, 58 boys and 57 girls – were forcibly repatriated by the Angolan police and the 10 GE.20-11095