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Rwanda migrants plan will have only marginal impact, admits Tory minister

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the scheme to send migrants to Africa was not the ‘whole answer’.

The Independent UK

Rwanda migrants plan will have only marginal impact, says Mitchell

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said the scheme to send migrants to Africa was not the ‘whole answer’.

The Independent UK

African E-Mobility Company REM To Celebrate 50 Million Kilometers Traveled

African e-mobility company Rwanda Electric Motors is about to celebrate its 50 million kilometers traveled milestone.

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Guinean acrobatic troupe Amoukana fly high

In South Africa, as embattled state energy company Eskom's debts pile up, daily blackouts continue to hobble the nation. Also, Rwanda is investing more in a circular economy and is ramping up its waste management projects. And we see how breathtaking Guinean acrobatic troupe Amoukana are working towards creating their…

France 24

Nigeria's cash shortage crisis taints election campaign

In tonight's edition: With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria's presidential election, the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency have soured the mood. Also, as daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the economy hard, President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a state of…

France 24

East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country's military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting.

Reuters

South African Tourism wants to sponsor football club Tottenham Hotspur - is it a good idea?

South African Tourism (SA Tourism) is reported to be planning to spend US$52 million (about R900 million) to sponsor UK football team Tottenham Hotspur over three years. The proposal gives the country branding on the club’s kit, backdrop branding in interviews, advertising on match days, partnership status, local training camps…

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The 5 key takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s interview with Piers Morgan

Rishi Sunak chatted about a range of topics, including the war in Ukraine, industrial action and nurses’ pay

The Independent UK

Prime minister outlines tough immigration rules in TV interview

The policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is going ahead, Rishi Sunak says

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak vows to ‘ratchet up’ return of Albanian migrants and start Rwanda flights

Prime minister pledges tougher stance on immigration in Piers Morgan interview

The Independent UK

Camilla praises ‘life-changing’ effects of reading as she tours book charity

The Queen Consort helped stamp books set for export to Rwanda as she visited Book Aid International.

The Independent UK

Pope slams foreign plundering of Africa as he arrives in DR Congo

The 86-year-old Francis says a ‘forgotten genocide’ is under way in DRC as he begins his trip to two African nations.

Al Jazeera

‘Suspicious death’ of Rwandan journalist prompts calls for investigation

Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which they say he was killed

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda arrests six for insulting trailblazing female football ref

Kigali (AFP) - Rwandan authorities on Saturday said they had arrested six people for allegedly hurling insults at a woman who made history as one of the first female referees chosen for the men's World Cup.

AFP

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Al Jazeera

M23 rebels take control of Kitshanga in eastern DR Congo

The rebels seize the strategic town after days of fierce fighting, drawing condemnation from the UN.

AFP

DR Congo-Rwanda tensions hold up Doha peace summit

Doha (AFP) - Qatar is battling to host a peace meeting between the presidents of rivals DR Congo and Rwanda, even though a summit this week was called off amid rising tensions, diplomats say.

France 24

Protesters in South Africa march to ANC headquarters amid energy crisis

In tonight's edition: Thousands turn out to opposition-organised protests in South Africa to express deepening frustration over the country's power crisis. Also, in a rare trial of a former president, ex-Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears in court on corruption charges. Finally, faced with about 15,000 tonnes of "e-waste"…

Daily Mirror

Tories 'reach new level of cruelty' as minister says CHILDREN could be sent to Rwanda

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick today said no decision had been reached on whether families with children should be deported under the controversial Rwanda project - but hinted the government favours the move

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The Independent UK

Rwanda flights on hold while legal action continues – minister

It comes as more migrants crossed the Channel to the UK on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African country

AFP

Rwanda football probes verbal abuse of trailblazing female ref

Kigali (AFP) - Rwanda's football federation has launched an investigation after fans hurled insults at the woman who made history as one of the first female referees chosen for the men's World Cup.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda fires at Congolese jet accused of airspace violation as Pope prepares DRC visit

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an “act of war” after Kigali on Tuesday confirmed its forces had fired at a fighter jet from the DRC that had violated its airspace.

The Guardian - UK

England cricket tours to South Africa didn’t used to be extended sleepovers

ODI series starting on Friday lasts less than a week – a far cry from 13,000-mile round trips made by steamer and 60-hour coach journeys

The Independent UK

Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation

Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a new escalation of tensions between the neighbors that has set off alarm across central Africa

The Guardian - UK

Nearly half of asylum seekers facing removal from UK to Rwanda are married

Survey contradicts Priti Patel’s claims that people crossing Channel are ‘not genuine’ asylum seekers

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