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Tensions persist as Rwanda denies Congo rebel charges

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has accused Congo of supporting rebels opposed to his government in an escalation of tensions with a neighbor who in turn accuses Rwandan authorities of supporting a violent rebel group which recently captured a town in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Leaders of Congo and Rwanda to meet for talks in Luanda - officials

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame will meet for talks in the Angolan capital Luanda this week, two Congolese officials and one Rwandan official said on Monday.

Reuters

UK Home Office plans second flight to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Flight could take off within weeks and before court has ruled on whether scheme is lawful

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‘No place like home’ for Johnson returning to sleaze and strikes

After an eight-day summit dash from Rwanda to Spain via Germany’s Bavarian Alps, Boris Johnson told reporters he was “keen” to get back to Britain.

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Gay migrants will not be safe in Rwanda and could end up in prison, charity warns

The African Rainbow Family charity has condemned Home Office plans to deport migrants to Rwanda, arguing that LGBTQ+ migrants will be in danger of persecution in Rwanda

Daily Mirror

9 miserable crises waiting for Boris Johnson when he lands back in Britain tonight

'There's no place like home!' the Prime Minister sighed today. But Boris Johnson's relief at landing from Spain, Germany and Rwanda won't last much longer than his post-trip nap

Daily Mirror

UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army

The U.N. special envoy for Congo is warning that the M23 rebel group has increasingly acted as a conventional army during escalating military action in the country’s volatile east and could threaten the U.N. peacekeeping force charged with protecting civilians

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Rwandans fear leaving their homes in Congo as anger grows over rebel attacks

Life in Kinshasa was going well for Zawadi, a mother of two from Rwanda, until faraway fighting stoked Congolese anger against her country and videos of men with machetes prowling the city streets in search of Rwandans surfaced on social media.

Reuters

Even diehard Tories can’t stand another minute of Johnson’s rollercoaster government

From tree houses to Rwanda and rail strikes – the drama is exhausting Conservative voters, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda scheme is Home Office responsibility, says Foreign Secretary

The Foreign Secretary has distanced her officials from any major involvement in the Government’s controversial Rwanda asylum policy.

The Independent UK

I saw Prince Charles inspire hope at the Commonwealth summit

As I landed at Kigali airport last Tuesday, I joked with my colleague that everyone was going to think I am Rwandan, because I was once told I look like one. I had no idea how true and life-changing those words would become. To start with, it was all fun…

Evening Standard

Home Office to reopen ‘dangerous’ immigration removal centre as part of Rwanda plan

Campsfield to open again as 400-bed detention site to ‘support’ plan to ship asylum seekers to east Africa

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘shredding trust’ with three breaches of international law, former top diplomat warns

Exclusive: Kim Darroch warns UK’s reputation battered – as attack on ECHR follows tearing up of Northern Ireland protocol and Rwanda deportations

The Independent UK

How Boris Johnson's Rwanda jaunt descended into the most Boris Johnson thing ever

Boris Johnson bumbled into the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Rwanda with his usual chaotic charm. But as Prince Charles and by-elections gave him a headache bigger than an anti-malarial, it all started to go wrong...

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Disaster relief fund helps veterans access mental health support

Army veteran Dave Dyer came back from an overseas posting with PTSD. He says volunteering has saved his life.

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Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change and trade

The Commonwealth extends membership to two African nations at a meeting attended by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles.

Daily Mirror

Teen who fled to UK to save his life 'will be killed' if he's deported to Rwanda

The refugee from Eritrea, now 29, tells of his fear that he'll end up being sent to Rwanda for a second time under the UK's controversial deportation scheme

Reuters

Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change, trade

The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire.

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Evening Standard

Olivia Colman leads celebs in open letter against Rwanda deportations

Celebrities have united against the Government’s plan to deport people to Rwanda blasting their decision to use the African nation as a “dumping ground” for refugees.

The Independent UK

PM hails ‘inspiring and uplifting’ trip to Rwanda for leaders summit

Boris Johnson said ‘we should all cherish the Commonwealth’ as he prepares to meet with the G7 in Germany.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson insists he won't change and criticism of his behaviour 'doesn't matter'

In a series of bizarre broadcast interviews from Rwanda, the Prime Minister insisted people were "sick of hearing about me and the things I'm alleged to have done wrong" and that his ethical conduct "doesn't matter"

The Guardian - UK

Stars urge Commonwealth to oppose UK plan to send refugees to Rwanda

Celebrities including Sophie Okonedo and David Harewood say scheme shows ‘colonial view’ of Africa as ‘dumping ground’

Daily Mirror

Prince Charles tells Commonwealth you can ditch the monarchy if you want to

The Prince of Wales addressed Commonwelath leaders in Rwanda and told them the monarchy would not stand in the way of them seeking independence but hoped they would retain 'friendships'

Wales Online

Rwanda prepares to take children removed from UK in asylum plan

Hope Hostel constructs five-a-side football pitch

Reuters

Hostel in Rwanda for UK asylum seekers prepares to take children

The hostel in Rwanda where Britain plans to send migrants under its controversial asylum-seeker deportation policy is preparing to house children, its manager said, with the prospect of youngsters being sent there with their parents.

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