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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Carlos Mureithi East Africa correspondent

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

Marco Rubio and Olivier Nduhungirehe at the US State Department in Washington.
Marco Rubio and Olivier Nduhungirehe. The Rwandan foreign minister said the talks with Washington DC were in the early stages. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Talks between Rwanda and the US to host deported migrants are the latest move by the African country to position itself as a useful option for the anti-migration policies of allied governments.

Previous high-profile attempts, however, including with the UK, Israel and Denmark, failed after becoming beset by controversy.

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