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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
Melissa Chemam

Spotlight on Africa: Rwanda’s new migrant deal, Malawi’s first solar-powered village

Ethel Botomani in the village of Kasakula has received solar power thanks to the operation 'Light a Village', in Malawi, thanks to the Charity SolarAid, which powered the village at 110 percent on 26 August 2026. © SolarAid for RFI

Spotlight on Africa returns after the summer break. In this episode, we travel first to Rwanda and then on to Malawi. We begin by examining how the United States, along with some European powers, is looking to third countries in Africa to take in illegal migrants, with particular focus on Rwanda. We then move to Malawi to explore how one village is now running entirely on solar energy.

Rwanda received seven people from the United States in the last week of August, as part of a deportation deal with the Trump administration, which has sought to send foreigners to third countries including Eswatini, South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda.

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