The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

Cabinet breaks ranks to warn Sunak: Get tougher on migration

Business secretary Kemi Badenoch leads calls for radical new measures to tackle record numbers – as PM’s flagship ‘stop the boats’ policy is rocked by delay to Rwanda treaty

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023

New Rwanda treaty delayed as Downing Street says plan not a ‘silver bullet’

The deal and a law intended to set aside the Supreme Court’s ruling that the policy was unlawful were initially expected soon after the judgment.

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2023

Rwanda’s troops in Mozambique have done well to protect civilians – the factors at play

Rwanda’s involvement in peacekeeping operations for the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) has increased since 2004.

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2023

Rwanda not the ‘be all and end all’ of plan to stop the boats, James Cleverly says

New Home Secretary tries to play down controversial policy - after failing to deny he called it ‘bat****’

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2023

Rwanda plan ‘not the be all and end all’, says James Cleverly

Rishi Sunak remains under pressure to revive the illegal migration policy after this month’s Supreme Court defeat.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023

Sunak risks ripping up Good Friday agreement over Rwanda, senior Tories say

Concerns echo White House remarks that blocking human rights laws could undermine Northern Ireland peace process

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

UK's failed asylum deportation plan puts Rwanda's human rights and refugee struggles in the spotlight

The UK Supreme Court ruled on 15 November 2023 that sending asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful. The plan would have seen tens of thousands of asylum seekers sent from the UK to Rwanda, which would then process and host such refugees indefinitely.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

Southern African troops versus M23 rebels in the DRC: 4 risks this poses

The security situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate. The region comprises North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. It’s about seven times the size of neighbouring Rwanda.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

Net Migration to UK Hit Record 745,000 in 2022, New Figures Show

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the updated data replaces the previous estimate of 606,000, after making revisions to reflect "unexpected patterns" in migrant behaviour.

International Business Times UK · Nov 23, 2023

OPINION - Progressives who collude with antisemitic extremism are as dangerous as the far Right they despise

For my views to align with Suella Braverman’s, it would require an evolution on the magnitude of the Fish-Tetrapod Transition, but incredibly, I think she might be on to something when she hints at the threats to civil society. She was wrong about London’s “hate marches” (there was plenty of…

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023