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Rwandan forces and M23 rebels accused of shelling civilians in DR Congo

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest in the eastern DRC intensifies.

Radio France Internationale

Rwandan forces and M23 rebels shelled refugee camps in DRC, report claims

Human Rights Watch alleges potential violation of international human rights law on many occasions this year

The Guardian - UK

Starmer expresses interest in Italy’s migration approach – how different is it from the Rwanda plan?

One of Keir Starmer’s first actions as UK prime minister was to put an end to the controversial Rwanda asylum scheme. The plan, introduced by his predecessors, aimed to deter small boat crossings by sending those who reached the UK to Rwanda to have their claims assessed.

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Court weighs survivors' claim that French troops stood by during Rwanda genocide

The Paris Court of Appeal has set a date to rule on whether to dismiss long-standing accusations that French troops knowingly failed to prevent a massacre in the Bisesero hills of western Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox

In tonight's edition, Rwanda starts its vaccination campaign against Mpox with doses given by Nigeria. Also, Guinea's most wanted fugitive has been extradited from neighboring Liberia, along with his son. And Nigeria is hoping to ban plastic water sachets, one of the largest sources of single-use plastic waste in the…

France 24

Victims of torture and trafficking rounded up for Rwanda deportation under Tory scheme, report finds

Migrants speak about being suddenly detained for removal to Rwanda in new charity report

The Independent UK

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria

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Tom Tugendhat’s call for review of Huw Edwards’ sentence backfires after experts tell him law doesn’t allow it – as it happened

Tugendhat used to be a minister in the Home Office, and he is now shadow security minister

The Guardian - UK

John Major criticises Rwanda asylum plan as ‘un-Conservative and un-British’

Former prime minister says previous Tory government’s immigration policy would not have acted as a deterrent

The Guardian - UK

John Major backs Tony Blair over Brexit’s immigration impact

The former Conservative prime minister gave his damning verdict on the consequences of Brexit which has left the UK a less powerful player on the world stage

The Independent UK

UK uses funds from scrapped Rwanda deportation plan to boost border security

The UK has redirected nearly 90 million euros from the abandoned Rwanda deportation scheme to fund technology and staff as part of the new Border Security Command (BSC) aimed at combatting people-smuggling gangs, the interior ministry said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Voices: How would you rate Keir Starmer’s Labour government so far? Join The Independent Debate

Nearly half of Britons have voiced their disappointment with the new Labour government, following “sleaze” allegations, controversy over Sue Gray’s salary, and a heated debate over cuts to the winter fuel allowance. Now it’s time to have your say...

The Independent UK

Anas Sarwar gets behind Keir Starmer's migration talks with Italy

ANAS Sarwar has said Keir Starmer is being “grown-up” in deciding to hold talks with Italy’s hard-right government on migration.

The National (Scotland)

How has Italy reduced small boat arrivals by more than 60% in a year – and what is the Albania scheme?

Sir Keir Starmer says he is looking to Italy for answers on how to reduce Channel crossings

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Yvette Cooper defends Italy’s migration processing deal with Albania

The home secretary said the arrangement is not comparable to the previous government’s plans to deport some migrants to Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s plan to offshore asylum applications in Albania, says Meloni – as it happened

UK to contribute £4m to Italian project on irregular migration, PM announces

The Independent UK

Starmer open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania like Italian scheme

Human rights groups have condemned Italy’s ‘dodgy’ Rwanda-style deal with Albania to offshore asylum seekers but as Starmer travels to Rome to meet Meloni, he admits he is open to copying it

The Guardian - UK

‘Inhumane’ treatment of migrants rounded up in UK’s failed Rwanda plan revealed

Testimonies from Home Office and security staff show repeated use of force on distressed detainees

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Rwandans at the urns

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Rwanda’s July presidential and legislative polls. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button…

The Conversation

Why mpox in Africa was ignored for too long and children are dying as a result – podcast

An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000 people are known to be infected in the country, and more than 600 people have died, more than two thirds of them children. Cases have begun to appear…

The Guardian - UK

Home Office ‘mostly consulted Rwandan officials’ in asylum plan safety report

Review finds research did not meet ‘minimum standards’ for assessing whether Rwanda was safe place to send people

France 24

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills dozens

In tonight's edition, a fuel tanker collides head on with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 48 people. Also, at least four people died off the coast of Senegal after their boat sank as they tried to get to Europe. And eight thousand churches…

The Guardian - UK

‘After Rwanda, I felt I needed philosophical more than psychological help’: journalist Lindsey Hilsum on war and the consolation of poetry

Over four decades reporting on conflict, Channel 4 News’s international editor has always carried a book of poetry. In this extract from her memoir, she explains why her own words were not always enough

Al Jazeera

German official says Rwanda deportation plan using UK facilities considered

German official proposes sending asylum seekers to facilities in Rwanda funded by the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to stop people-smuggling gangs with tactics used to jail rioters

Prime minister held a ‘high-level’ summit attended by National Crime Agency, Border Force and senior ministers

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