The last group of 26 refugees and asylum seekers in Namibia left for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

nbc News caught up with them during the wee hours of this morning at the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA).

To them, this is a bittersweet moment of returning home after many years—a situation that should have never happened had there been peace and stability in the country.

They, however, say that with some sort of peace and stability in some parts of the war-prone zones, going back home is a blessing.

Mufungizi Emmanuel, a father of four, is going back home with his entire family.

"I want to thank the Namibian government because when we got here we were recognised as refugees, and we are extremely grateful to the government of Namibia for recognising us as refugees. However, like they always say, home is home, and that is the reason we have decided to go back home because there is peace where we are going to settle."

28-year-old Josephine Selemani came to Namibia in 2011.

However, she has not received refugee status yet, and she thought of just going back home.

"I came to Namibia, and I love Namibia so much; they welcomed me in 2021, but I was not given refugee statues. I thought it would be better to go back home. I am very happy to be going back to my home country because no one will prevent me from returning home. I am so happy."

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is planning to repatriate about 200 registered refugees and asylum seekers, of whom 96 have been repatriated in the past three days.

However, funding is a challenge.

The group will reside in urban locations in the capital, Kinshasa, and the city of Lubumbashi that have been assessed to be suitable for return.