Paul Kagame expected to be re-elected president as Rwanda goes to polls
Incumbent since 2000 is seeking fourth seven-year term after winning more than 90% of votes in last three ballots People in Rwanda will go to...
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Syrian asylum seeker in UK says he ‘lost everything’ after Rwanda roundup
People held before planned removal from UK under Sunak government face disruption and relocation after release UK politics live – latest updates A Syrian asylum...
‘Nowhere to go’: people trapped in eastern DRC as rebel militia seize key town
Rwandan-backed rebels seize Kanyabayonga, says official, already home to thousands driven from their homes by conflict Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic town in...
More than £320m spent on Rwanda policy will be lost if Tories lose election
Costs of trying to deport asylum seekers cannot be recovered if Labour wins and disbands policy More than £320m spent by the government on the...
Rwanda opposition leader barred from standing against president
Diane Rwigara’s name missing from list of candidates to challenge Paul Kagame in 15 July vote A prominent opponent of the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame,...
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda admission sparks legal action from detained asylum seekers
Migrants seek redress for ‘immense distress’ from deportations now thrown into chaos by election announcement Asylum seekers detained by the Home Office and threatened with...
Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents
Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022 Rwanda’s top diplomat in the UK oversaw the...
Rwanda denies entry to senior human rights researcher
Human Rights Watch says Clementine De Montjoye’s case raises fresh questions about UK’s asylum seeker scheme The Rwandan government has barred a senior human rights...
‘Bullet wounds are common’: crime rife in DRC’s rebel-besieged city of Goma
Robberies, shootings, extortion and rapes have surged since the Rwandan-backed M23 militia cut off the eastern Congolese capital In broad daylight on 16 April, three...
Refused asylum seekers also at risk of being sent to Rwanda, says Home Office
UK and Rwanda agree deal to extend cohort of those eligible to be forcibly removed to east African country UK politics live – latest updates...
