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Boris Johnson arrives in Rwanda amid storm over immigration policy

Boris Johnson has touched down in Rwanda ahead of a summit of Commonwealth leaders which has been overshadowed by the UK’s controversial new immigration policy.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson to meet Charles in Rwanda after criticism of asylum removal policy

Prince of Wales and Prime Minister will hold talks after heir to the throne reportedly described Government policy as 'appalling'

Wales Online

PM hits out at ‘condescending’ opponents of Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

The Prime Minister defended the faltering flagship policy as he prepared to fly to Kigali.

The Independent UK

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If it’s not the asylum seeker policy, why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?

The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to head to Rwanda – but won't address his deportation policy

BORIS Johnson is to head to Rwanda – but he will avoid facing up to his Government’s much-criticised policy on deporting asylum seekers to the…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson’s Rwanda showdown with Charles - as by-election danger mounts back home

It will be the first time the pair have met since explosive reports the Prince of Wales branded the policy “appalling”

Daily Mirror

Rwanda is a brutal, repressive regime. Holding the Commonwealth summit there is a sham

Uniting heads of government in Kigali exposes a gaping hole in the association’s values, says author Michela Wrong

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East African leaders agree on regional force to tackle rise of militias in DRC

East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

Radio France Internationale

What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?

The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis.

Al Jazeera

The US academic, the hero of the genocide, and the fake plot to topple Rwanda’s president

A 2013 meeting at an LA hotel was not a scheme to depose Paul Kagame but an intricate but abortive FBI sting.

The Guardian - US

Commonwealth leaders head to Rwanda for first summit since 2018

Key issues will include trade, the fate of the organisation after Prince Charles becomes king, and the British deportation scheme

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth leaders gather in Rwanda as UK refugee plan focuses attention on human rights

For decades, Whitehall has pondered how to make use of the Commonwealth, without tangible results. There was an expectation in some quarters that Brexit would increase its significance to the UK. But it was never clear why this would, in itself, suddenly transform an under-resourced and notoriously unfocused organisation into…

The Conversation

Congo restricts border crossings with Rwanda after soldier shot dead during attack

Democratic Republic of Congo restricted the hours of border crossings with Rwanda on Friday after a Congolese soldier was shot dead while attacking border guards inside Rwandan territory.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again

The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit

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The Independent UK

As Rwanda hosts Commonwealth summit, bloc's role questioned

Expectations are high in Rwanda as the East African nation prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit

The Independent UK

What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

The Independent UK

Rwanda ‘committed to helping migrants sent from UK to build new lives’

A Government spokeswoman in Kigali said her country has entered its controversial partnership with Britain ‘for the right reasons’.

The Independent UK

What is Rwanda’s record on human rights?

Plans to send asylum seekers to the central African nation, which could be about to get underway, have been bitterly attacked as ‘unlawful’ and contested at the High Court

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The Guardian - US

Rwanda accused of stalking, harassing and threatening exiles in US

African state that signed deal with UK to host asylum seekers perpetrates ‘transnational repression’, Freedom House report says

The Conversation

The African Union's conflict early warning system is no more. What now?

Since 2017, the African Union (AU) has undergone institutional reforms to increase its efficiency and effectiveness. The gist of these reforms was proposed by the so-called Kagame Report commissioned by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

The Conversation

Commonwealth in Kigali: another chance for Rwanda's Kagame to project soft power

Rwanda is getting its turn to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from 20 June to 25 June 2022. The grouping of former imperialist Britain power plus its dismantled empire of former colonies, protectorates, and mandates has not had its biennial summit since 2018 because of COVID restrictions. Rwanda,…

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s view of Rwanda is deeply ignorant – I once fell prey to it myself

The refugee deal with President Kagame reveals a profound misunderstanding of history, says Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland

The Conversation

Museveni's first son Muhoozi: clear signals of a succession plan in Uganda

On 8 March 2022, Ugandan politics was sent into a spin by 49 words tweeted by President Yoweri Museveni’s only son, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda president suggests UK extradite genocide suspects after asylum deal

Exclusive: Comments raise concerns UK will find it difficult to refuse requests from Kigali on sensitive issues

Radio France Internationale

The family of 'Hotel Rwanda' hero files US law suit over his alleged abduction

The family of "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina announced at the weekend that they have filed a $400 million lawsuit in the United States over his alleged abduction and torture.

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