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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

East Africa leaders to meet Monday to discuss DR Congo conflict

Nairobi (AFP) - The leaders of seven nations comprising the East African Community bloc will meet Monday to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo's violence-torn east, the Kenyan presidency said.

AFP

Prince Charles fears Rwanda visit will be 'awkward' after he 'slammed migrant policy'

The Prince of Wales will represent the Queen during a Commonwealth meeting in Kigali, but sources say he is anxious his message will be drowned out after it was reported he called Priti Patel's policy "appalling"

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Why Commonwealth summit in Kigali won't be the relaunch some were hoping for

Leaders of some 54 countries – from Africa, Europe, Asia and Southern America – are set to converge on Kigali between 20 June and 25 June 2022 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Philip Murphy, a professor of Commonwealth history examines the expectations and limitations of the Kigali conference.

The Conversation

Linguistic shift to English leads Rwanda to host its first Commonwealth summit

Rwanda is gearing up host the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting from June 20-25 in the capital Kigali. The East African country, which has dropped French in favour of English in schools, wants to use the summit to promote its tourism and hospitality sector. But NGOs that are highly…

France 24

‘Frankly insulting’: Rwanda resents its portrayal in UK asylum row

Kigali government seeks to shift narrative with managed tours of processing facilities and accommodation for deportees

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda's transnational repression under the spotlight, as UK deportation blocked by EU court

A last minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights blocked the British government from sending a plane carrying failed asylum seekers to Rwanda. Amid the contraversial migrant deal signed between London and Kigali, a recent report published by the Washington-based think-tank Freedom House, has called out Rwanda as…

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‘Tens of thousands’ to a cancelled flight: how No 10’s Rwanda plan began to fall apart

A timeline of Home Office’s plans to send asylum seekers to Kigali – and what may happen next

The Guardian - UK

UK forced to cancel deportation flight to Rwanda after European court ruling

A first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of a controversial UK policy was cancelled on Tuesday in an embarrassing blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government.

Radio France Internationale

UK Rwanda asylum-seeker flight cancelled after European court ruling

London (AFP) - A first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda as part of a controversial UK policy was cancelled on Tuesday, in an embarrassing blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government.

AFP

UK vows to send migrants to Rwanda despite last-minute legal challenges

London (AFP) - The UK government on Tuesday insisted it would go ahead with its controversial policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, even as last-minute legal appeals meant there was a chance the first such flight might not take off.

AFP

Exactly what awaits UK migrants in Rwanda as first flight due to depart

While their immigration status is determined, migrants will take part in an “orientation” programme

Nottingham Post

What happens when the first migrants arrive in the Rwanda from the UK?

The government aspires to provide ‘clean, modern accommodation’ with basic facilities and a safe space.

The Independent UK

Rwandan government hits back at ‘insulting’ criticism over migrants plan

Yolande Makolo spoke to reporters in Kigali as the first deportation flight prepared to leave Britain

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

‘Orientation’: plan for arriving asylum seekers outlined by Rwandan officials

Arrangements for people deported from the UK described: what will happen when they reach Kigali?

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’.

Radio France Internationale

UK's 'immoral' migrant flights to Rwanda get all-clear from courts

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has beaten back criticism of his plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, saying that efforts to block the flights were "abetting the work of criminal gangs" involved in smuggling people across borders, while the Church of England has called the deportations "immoral."

Radio France Internationale

Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Rwanda of border town capture

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an "invasion" after rebels it says receive support from Kigali overran a major trading post on the Ugandan border.

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Evening Standard

The Standard View: The Rwanda asylum plan is flawed and troubling

We don’t yet know whether today’s flight to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, will take off with even one passenger on board. But the policy of sending asylum seekers 4,000 miles away to central Africa raises difficult questions for all of us.

AFP

UK defends Rwanda migrant deportation policy

London (AFP) - The UK government on Tuesday defended its controversial policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, even as the entire senior leadership of the Church of England branded it shameful and immoral.

The Independent UK

Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK

Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda amid outcries and legal challenges

Irish Independent

Refugees living in Rwanda warn arrivals from UK will face challenges

Refugees living in Rwanda have warned of the challenges facing those due to arrive on a fight from Britain.

Evening Standard

The Rwanda deportation policy is horrifying, but that’s the plan

IT’S hard to imagine what it will feel like for any migrant from Afghanistan, Iraq or similar country to be dumped in Kigali this week if Priti Patel’s first deportation flight to Rwanda manages to clear last-ditch court hurdles and take off tomorrow.

Chronicle Live

Rwanda plan to deport asylum seekers faces more legal challenges ahead of first flight

Fewer than 10 migrants may be on board the first flight to Kigali if the the flights are not grounded by Court of Appeal challenges

Daily Mirror

Prince Charles said to have branded Priti Patel's Rwanda migrant policy 'appalling'

The Prince of Wales is understood to be particularly frustrated at Boris Johnson’s asylum policy as the Prime Minister prepares to represent the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, this month

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