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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal and Pippa Crerar

Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide

Side-by-side composite of Kagame shaking Rishi Sunak’s hand outside No 10, and Kagame in the crowd at the Arsenal match
Paul Kagame visiting Rishi Sunak at No 10 on 9 April before, right, attending the match. Composite: Getty/EPA

The president of Rwanda, whose police force has asked the country’s people to restrict football-related activities during the 30-year anniversary of the Rwanda massacre, is facing questions after flying to the UK and watching Arsenal play Bayern Munich.

Paul Kagame visited on Tuesday 9 April to watch the Champions League match in north London. Before the match, he visited Rishi Sunak at No 10 Downing Street, after giving civil servants just a few days’ notice of his visit. They discussed the UK’s deportation deal, which aims to send asylum seekers to Kigali to be processed there.

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