Kenya, Rwanda request M23 ceasefire and withdrawal from east Congo
Kenya’s former president Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame have agreed on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from captured...
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Hotel Rwanda – the end of the UK as a safe haven for asylum seekers?
Tragic development if the UK diverges from the European Convention on Human Rights By Aylin Zeybek In April 2022, the UK government announced a new...
Britain’s PM hopefuls promise to get tough on illegal migration
Britain’s two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government’s...
UK officials warned government not to pursue Rwanda deportation plan, court told
British officials repeatedly warned the government not to pursue its plan to send migrants to Rwanda and the country was initially excluded from the shortlist...
ECHR confirms order to stop deportation of migrant from UK to Rwanda
The European Court of Human Rights confirmed it had issued an order on Tuesday preventing the deportation of one individual due to be on the...
UK court says flight to take migrants to Rwanda can go ahead
The first flight to take migrants arriving illegally in Britain to Rwanda can go ahead next week, the High Court in London ruled on Friday...
Rwandan court finds ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty in terrorism case
A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, guilty of...
Rwandan police kill man described as terrorism suspect after shootout
A Rwandan man described as a “terror suspect” was shot dead in the capital Kigali late on Wednesday after a three-hour shootout with police, a...
Rwanda says working with UK over spy chief arrest
By Edmund Blair Rwanda is seeking an explanation from Britain about the arrest of its intelligence chief Karenzi Karake at the request of Spain, where...
Burundi army officer says sacks president, crowds celebrate (Update 3)
By Njuwa Maina A Burundi army general said on Wednesday he had sacked Pierre Nkurunziza as president for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office,...
