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M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group

Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda-backed rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern Congo, rights group says

Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities

The Independent UK

UK Government to ask Kosovo to take migrants in Rwanda-style plan

The UK Government is set to ask Kosovo to take migrants as part of its Rwanda-style plan to deport asylum seekers

The National (Scotland)

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Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 rebel ties

Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo Ex-leader Kabila Loses Immunity To 'Treason' Probe

The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east.

International Business Times

Tories: Migrants would not be dying in Channel if Rwanda scheme had gone ahead

Chris Philp told that MPs immigration has created ‘social fractures’ and listed nationalities he claimed have high ‘levels of criminality’.

Evening Standard

Brussels seeks easier exits of asylum seekers from the EU

The European Commission proposed a revision of the “third safe country” concept, paving the way for agreements similar to the UK-Rwanda asylum partnership.

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France drops genocide probe against widow of former Rwandan president Habyarimana

French judicial authorities have closed the investigation against the widow of Rwanda's former president Juvenal Habyarimana into claims she played a role in the country's 1994 genocide, without pressing any charges against her, several sources close to the case told French news agency AFP.

Radio France Internationale

What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back

History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patch

The Guardian - US

Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide return in UN repatriation

Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who have been living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have been repatriated

The Independent UK

Starmer announces migration ‘return hubs’ on Albania visit, but Albania doesn’t want them – what’s going on?

Keir Starmer became the first British prime minister to visit Albania since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1921. During the visit, he announced that the UK plans to set up “return hubs” for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected by the UK.

The Conversation

Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital

Over a thousand disarmed Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families have safely been transferred from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa over the last two weeks

The Independent UK

Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says

Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of killing dozens and kidnapping thousands in the war-torn country’s east

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Starmer’s bid to send failed asylum seekers abroad – a year after Rwanda scheme scrapped

PM’s policy to create ‘return hubs’ in foreign countries faces immediate setback as Albania – where he made the announcement – refuses to agree deal

Latin Times

Trump Admin Also Seeking To Send Deported Migrants To War-Torn Libya: Report

The Trump administration could soon start sending third country deportees to Libya. It is also looking to fly migrants to Rwanda

The Guardian - UK

Minerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC

How the global wrangle for natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fuelling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

Radio France Internationale

Peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda in progress, US says

Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment, according to the senior adviser for Africa to US President Donald Trump earlier this week.

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The Independent UK

Rwanda says it's talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here's why

Rwanda's deal with Britain to take in rejected asylum-seekers collapsed last year after much criticism by human rights groups

The Guardian - UK

Rwandan talks with US over deported migrants are chance to expand its influence

African country looks to position itself as a useful option for countries’ anti-migration policies

The Guardian - UK

Gorillas offer clues to how social relationships work in humans – study

Survey of 164 primates in Rwanda shows how impact of being close to others is affected by group size and sex

The Independent UK

Trump could be shipping deported migrants to Rwanda under newest proposal

President expands effort to house noncitizens in stopover countries before home countries accept them

Latin Times

Rwanda Discussing With Trump Admin Accepting Third-Country Deportees: 'The Talks Are Ongoing'

Rwanda is in early discussions with the Trump admin to accept deported migrants from the U.S., possibly making it the first African nation to reach such a deal.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda in 'initial' talks to receive migrants deported from the US

Rwanda is in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda confirms talks with US over receiving deported migrants

Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe says the ‘ongoing’ discussions are ‘still in the early stages’.

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