Man detained by Home Office told he is being sent to Rwanda, says NGO Sudanese man being held in Croydon after arriving for routine sign-in believed to be first potential deportation under new law The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
Macron urges Rwanda to end support for DRC M23 rebels, withdraw troops Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday. Radio France Internationale · Apr 30, 2024
Never mind stop the boats: Sunak is using fear to build a life raft for himself. But the people will stop him If MPs cannot resist the Rwanda plan, activists will, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
Rwandan opposition leader voices doubts Kigali will stick to UK asylum deal Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says her banning shows Rwandan government does not adhere to international law The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
Why hasn’t the US called for an investigation into mass graves in Gaza? Nothing screams ‘covering up war crimes’ like insisting that there should absolutely not be an independent investigation The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2024
Home Office has lost contact with thousands of potential Rwanda deportees, data shows Minister says ‘officers are used to this’, as figures suggest Home Office is in contact with only 38% of people it wants to remove The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2024
What will happen if the ICC charges Netanyahu with war crimes? The Israeli prime minister has good reason to worry, and the defenses he has offered so far are unlikely to help him The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2024
The Guardian view on the Tories and Rwanda: speeding up deportations looks desperate Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s rightward journey on asylum is turning the UK into a darker place The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2024
Cholera cases in the French department of Mayotte double in two days The number of cholera cases in the French department of Mayotte has doubled in two days, according to local health officials, who identified the first locally-acquired cases last week. The island in the Indian Ocean has been battling a cholera epidemic since the start of the year, brought by migrants… Radio France Internationale · Apr 29, 2024
The ‘man who repairs women’ on rape as a weapon and how the world forgot the DRC For the Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege, who has treated more than 80,000 survivors of sexual violence by armed groups, the west displays double standards over the ‘stain on our humanity’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2024
Interviews, a history lesson and football: what awaits people sent to Rwanda by UK? Authorities in Kigali say ‘we are ready’ to accommodate refugees as Rishi Sunak’s plan moves closer The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation Exclusive: Operation comes weeks earlier than expected and is thought to have been timed to coincide with local elections The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024
Kenyan Patients Suffer As Doctors' Strike Grinds On Desperate to have her five-month-old daughter treated for a skin infection in Kenya, Celine Nyaga rode for an hour on the back of a motorcycle, cradling her baby in her arms. International Business Times · Apr 27, 2024
Aid flotilla from Turkey aims to break Gaza blockade but risks fresh crisis A group of international activists are seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza with a flotilla of vessels carrying aid. But with 10 people killed by Israeli security forces in a similar mission 14 years ago, fears are growing that the latest flotilla could provoke a fresh crisis. Radio France Internationale · Apr 27, 2024
International Business Times · Apr 27, 2024 Migrants Eyeing Europe Bide Their Time In Tunisia Thousands of sub-Saharan migrants have huddled in Tunisian olive groves for months, living in makeshift tents and surviving on meagre rations while keeping their hopes alive of reaching Europe.
Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2024 UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 26, 2024 Rwandan opposition deplores UK deportation deal as 'modern slavery' A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the longtime president say the country is unfit to host asylum seekers – while accusing the UK of outsourcing its responsibilities.
The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2024 Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’ Students demonstrating and hunger-striking face arrests and hospitalization – but they think they can make a difference
Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2024 UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict.
Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2024 What is the conflict between Rwanda and Congo? Everything you need to know about the difference between Rwanda and Congo - and the war between them
The Hindu · Apr 25, 2024 Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa — how they work and what they promise Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024 Tomorrow’s Freedom review – does this man know the way to peace in Israel and Palestine? Sombre documentary focuses on the former Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, and how he is becoming a Mandela-like figure since his imprisonment in 2002
Top News · Apr 25, 2024 Global Report: Acute Hunger Crisis Worsens In Conflict Zones The 2023 Global Report on Food Crises reveals a significant increase in acute hunger worldwide, emphasizing the urgent need for global action to combat foo...
The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024 ‘Every day I cry’: 50 women talk about life as a domestic worker under the Gulf’s kafala system Denounced as giving a ‘veneer of legality to slaveholding’, the kafala labour code persists, allowing employers to abuse women, who vanish from society. This is the testimony of some of those workers, gathered over two years in a Guardian investigation
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024 Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says Cleverly Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass £580m by 2030