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Rwanda’s sacking of footballer adds to fears over UK’s ‘immoral’ asylum seekers plan

Rwanda’s sacking of footballer adds to fears over UK’s ‘immoral’ asylum seekers plan

The suspension of a Congolese player for a gun gesture referring to conflict in DRC raises questions over government’s refugee policy

When a Congolese footballer made a brief gesture after scoring in an east African league match last weekend, it felt like little more than a talking point among the spectators.

Yet the gesture by midfielder Héritier Luvumbu at the game in Kigali has prompted a dramatic reaction from Rwanda that has renewed scrutiny of a regime accused of stoking the world’s deadliest conflict as it enters a volatile new phase.

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