The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

The U.K. government was due to begin its first deportation flight to remove asylum-seekers to the East African country of Rwanda on June 14, 2022, exactly two months after signing the U.K.-Rwanda agreement. The asylum-seekers were from several war-torn and politically unstable countries, including Syria, Sudan and Iran.

First, her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed

MPs and peers raise ‘fundamental concerns’ over compliance with international law

The two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister are set to face off in a TV debate as they seek to woo members of the Conservative Party who will choose the new leader

In camps like Mahama in Rwanda, cases of non-communicable diseases such as stroke and renal failure are growing – and even children are affected

The Tory leadership candidates spent the weekend trying to outdo each other by promising hard-line approaches on issues such as immigration and Brexit

Supporters of the two candidates for the Tory leadership also traded blows over tax cuts and economic credibility.

Host Kimberley Leonard cut off Rwandan journalist Eleneus Akanga for swearing as he hit out at the British Government's Rwanda immigration processing scheme live on air

Analysis: Leadership contestants compete on hardline approach to Rwanda immigration policy in appeal to the right of the party