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English Channel migrant crossings pass 5,000 in 2023

Numbers rising after bad weather stopped crossings for five days, raising questions over government ‘deterrent’ strategy

The Independent UK

Rusesabagina vs Rwanda: how Kagame wields soft power to get his way with the west

In politics, soft power is a persuasive approach to international relations. A leader can use soft power by exerting economic, cultural or reputational influence.

The Conversation

East Africa’s peace mission in the DRC: why it’s in Burundi’s interest to help

Burundi was the first country to offer troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of east Africa’s peace drive after a wave of attacks from the rebel group known as Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23).

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Rwandan politician says the country isn't safe for refugees from the UK

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza said high unemployment and a heavy-handed approach to protests made the Central African country unsuitable for the UK's deportation project, which was unveiled more than a year ago but hasn't seen any flights take off

Daily Mirror

Nearly 45,000 Channel migrants arrived in UK in 12 months since Rwanda deal

Former home secretary Priti Patel signed the agreement with the east African nation in April 2022

Evening Standard

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan named ICC Player of the Month for March

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named ICC Player of the Month awards for March 2023 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday while Rwanda’s Henriette Ishimwe bagged the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award.

The Times of India

Author Tony MacAulay to launch new book co-written with Rwandan screenwriter

The book is set in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994

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France to erect Paris memorial to Rwanda genocide victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter.

Radio France Internationale

Remembering Rwanda's darkest hundred days and the thousands who died

Rwanda today begins commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militia.

Radio France Internationale

I met 60 suspects of war crimes committed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia: what they had to say reveal cracks in our international justice system

Since the Nuremberg trials (1945-1946), criminal jurisdictions such as those for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda have aimed to judge the world’s most serious offenses: war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocides.

The Conversation

‘We must give him asylum’: Peer who fled Nazis accuses ministers of ‘cruelty’ over Afghan war hero

Lord Dubs urges Sunak and Braverman to stop hiding behind ‘bureaucracy’ and help a war veteran in need

The Independent UK

Paul Kagame re-elected as chairman of Rwanda's ruling party

During the 16th congress of Rwanda's ruling party, the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), President Paul Kagame was re-elected as chairman with an overwhelming majority.

Radio France Internationale

Suella Braverman refuses to confirm if Rwanda flights will go ahead this summer

The Home Secretary also insisted that Rwanda is a "safe" country for asylum seekers

Manchester Evening News

British interior minister Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants

Britain's interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but she declined to set any deadline for the first deportations to the country.

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The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman won’t say Rwanda deportation flights will start by summer

Home secretary refuses to give a deadline for when her controversial policy for asylum seekers will begin

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman insists Rwanda safe when confronted over deaths of 12 refugees in 2018

Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed that she wasn't aware of the case, when police fired on refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who were protesting over food rations

The Independent UK

‘They deserve better’: Bear Grylls backs our campaign to stop Afghan war pilot from being deported to Rwanda

‘It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that so many people don’t have the luxury of avoiding a catastrophe,’ says TV adventurer

The National (Scotland)

Home Secretary insists Rwanda a 'safe' country for refugees despite video evidence

Braverman was confronted with footage from an incident in 2018 which showed the aftermath of a refugee protest in Rwanda

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The Independent UK

Suella Braverman declines to give deadline to begin Rwanda flights

The Home Secretary also insisted that ministers were looking at ‘all sorts of land and sites and vessels’ to house asylum seekers.

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman casts doubt over deportation flights to Rwanda by summer

Only weeks after briefings that asylum seekers could start being deported to Rwanda in the summer, Suella Braverman said she was 'not going to give a deadline' on when flights would take off

The Guardian - UK

Britain grants Tamil asylum seekers rescued at sea ‘safe-country’ move

Two people, from group rescued by Royal Navy and held on Diego Garcia, made offer while receiving medical attention in Rwanda

The Independent UK

‘Indefensible disgrace’: Former head of Nato backs our campaign to stop Afghan war hero’s deportation to Rwanda

Exclusive: Ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind also expresses deep concerns

France 24

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Paul Rusesabagina arrives in US following release

In tonight's edition: Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is given a two-month suspended sentence in his libel trial. Also, Kenya sees a third day of opposition and anti-inflation protests. Plus, Rwandan government critic Paul Rusesabagina arrives back in the United States after being released from prison. He spent more than…

The Independent UK

Afghan pilot’s impassioned plea to PM: I was proud to fight with British forces – so don’t deport me to Rwanda

Exclusive: Open letter begs Rishi Sunak to honour promise to help veterans like him, after he was forced to flee certain death at home and risk his life once more to arrive here by small boat

The Conversation

Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina's release and apology – a master stroke by Kagame

Rwanda’s ministry of justice recently announced the pardon and release of Paul Rusesabagina from jail. Rusesabagina was involved in events portrayed in the 2004 Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda.

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