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What is the Rwanda Policy? U.K.’s Plan for Asylum Seekers Explained: The plan has been in the works for years, but the passage of a contentious bill by Britain’s ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/23/world/europe/uk-rwanda-policy-explained.html
Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
- The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
- However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.
- Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.
- The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.
Apple accused by Congo over conflict minerals in iPhones: Lawyers representing DRC allege Apple’s products contain illegally exported minerals ...
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Michael O’Leary says he’d ‘happily’ offer UK deportation flights to Rwanda: The Ryanair boss said he would ‘quote for the business’ from the UK government if it ...
businesspost.ie/article/michael-oleary-says-hed-happily-offer-uk-deportation-flights-to-rwanda/
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Rwanda’s Younger Generation Still Deals With the Legacy of Genocide: The country’s past deeply affects those who have come to adulthood with no memory of the ...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/rwandas-younger-generation-still-deals-with-the-legacy-of-genocide/
Africa Live: Muslim child allegedly lashed for attending church - BBC News: Seven members of a family in Uganda have been arrested for allegedly assaulting the ...
bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-africa-68652286
Quick Glance: Africa Live: Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members
- German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being part of a mafia group involved in large-scale dating scams orchestrated by the Black Axe gang.
- Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has stated that his country should take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and consider paying reparations in certain cases.
- Authorities in Tanzania have shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, with the main plant generating enough power for major cities like Dar es Salaam.
- Negotiations between the Kenyan government and striking doctors have collapsed, prolonging the suffering of those seeking healthcare in public hospitals, as doctors demand better pay and the hiring of trainee doctors.
5 Migrants Die Crossing the English Channel, Hours After U.K. Passes Controversial Deportation Bill
time.com/6969960/five-migrants-dead-uk-channel/
Britain’s Sunak vows to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in 10-12 weeks: With elections looming and his party plummeting in the polls, British Prime Minister ...
washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/22/uk-rwanda-sunak-flights/
The UK government has passed the controversial Rwanda Bill which will see some asylum seekers arriving in the UK sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed ... Show more @BBCAfrica @aaronajourno
Rishi Sunak Enters Rwanda Migration Plan Endgame With UK Tories Fearing Failure: As Rishi Sunak’s flagship migration policy enters its endgame next week ...
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DR Congo presses Apple over minerals supply chain, lawyers say: Democratic Republic of Congo is pushing Apple Inc for more information about its supply chain ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/dr-congo-presses-apple-over-minerals-supply-chain-lawyers-say-2024-04-25/
Posing for a photo on the edge of the crater: 31-year-old falls into active volcano
n-tv.de/panorama/31-Jaehrige-stuerzt-in-aktiven-Vulkan-article24893528.html
What can Africans learn from both Bostwana and Rwanda's different stances on accepting migrants from the UK? Botswana's foreign minister, Lemogang Kwape ... Show more #DWAfrica
LIVE: UK's Rwanda scheme set to clear parliament this week: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Saudi Aramco in talks to buy 10% of China's Hengli Petrochemical: Saudi oil giant Aramco said on Monday it is in talks to acquire a 10% stake in China's Hengli ...
reuters.com/markets/deals/chinas-hengli-petrochemical-says-saudi-aramco-talks-buy-10-company-2024-04-22/
Hope Hostel in Rwanda says it's ready for first migrants from UK: Rwanda is gearing up to welcome deported asylum seekers now the landmark UK bill has passed.
bbc.com/news/world-africa-68836255
Next Africa: Rwandan Meddling Fuels Decades-Old Congo Conflict: Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-19/next-africa-rwandan-meddling-fuels-decades-old-congo-conflict
BBC witnesses migrants on French beach scrambling into the boat in which five people later died trying to reach UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-68872723
Rwanda bill: Government and Lords face another voting showdown: Rishi Sunak said there will be no more delays to his asylum plan and Parliament will sit and ...
bbc.com/news/uk-68871847
Rwanda flights needed to deter migrants - minister: The illegal migration minister says the Rwanda Bills deterrent effect will not "kick in" for several weeks.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68880049
Ministers spoil for a public scrap over Rwanda bill: The government heads for a showdown with peers over its law to send asylum seekers to Africa.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68873053
Rwanda: Why a migrant plane won’t be taking off anytime soon: The Rwanda bill has finally been approved - but planes won't be taking off imminently.
bbc.com/news/uk-68841417
FDP calls for debate about Rwanda model for German asylum policy: The British Parliament has approved the plan to deport migrants to Rwanda ...
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article251208880/FDP-fordert-Debatte-ueber-Ruanda-Modell-fuer-deutsche-Asylpolitik.html
Anti-slavery campaigner returns OBE over government's Rwanda scheme: Dr Aidan McQuade wrote to the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and returned the honour by post.
bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-68848832
Rwanda bill passage draws election dividing line: Ministers believe the novel deportation scheme is worth a try, but Labour plans to get rid of it.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68880167
Allegra Stratton: The Two-Year Flight: It will be a long night for MPs as the government is determined to get the Rwanda legislation done ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-22/allegra-stratton-the-two-year-flight
A key plank in Britain's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is set to become law: A key plank in the British government’s plan to send some asylum-seekers on a ...
apnews.com/article/uk-rwanda-migrants-deportation-law-parliament-0057c79b9cc00e6815c294aceb876788
Saudi Aramco chief executive defends China’s role in green transition amid closer ties
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Great Britain: Sunak wants to deport “no ifs and buts”: Despite an interim injunction, a supreme court decision and sharp criticism: British Prime Minister Sunak ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/grossbritannien-abschiebungen-sunak-100.html
Rwanda: Migrants in Dunkirk say they are undeterred by UK policy: Although migrants are concerned about the deportation policy, they still want to enter the UK.
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Rwanda joins other African countries in recalling J&J children's cough syrup: Rwanda's drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children's cough ...
reuters.com/world/africa/rwanda-joins-other-african-countries-recalling-jj-childrens-cough-syrup-2024-04-15/
Government suffers fresh Rwanda Bill defeat in Lords: Peers maintain stand-off with government over flagship controversial Rwanda deportation plan.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68831697
Will the Rwanda plan finally become law?: The House of Lords has made changes to the bill - will the government make concessions?
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68834211
'Nothing will stand in our way': Britain approves contentious Rwanda asylum seekers plan
usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/04/22/britain-asylum-seekers-rwanda-boats-immigration/73339328007/
Rwanda: Charities plan legal challenges to removals as law set to pass: The move comes as legislation to revive the removal scheme is expected to pass in the ...
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Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, has criticized the deployment of troops by SADC member states in the Democratic Republic of Congo without consulting Rwanda ... Show more #DWAfrica
Over 80% of asylum seekers have come across the border from the North: Justice minister to discuss 'relatively recent phenomenon' with British home secretary
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Planes are booked to take asylum seekers to Rwanda. But how many flights to Rwanda would it take to actually clear the asylum backlog?#AsylumSeeker #AsylumBacklog #Asylum #Flights ... Show more #Rwanda #RishiSunak #Channel4News
Controversial migration policy: German MPs protest against Sunak's Rwanda deal: Rishi Sunak meets with Chancellor Scholz in Berlin. MPs from the SPD ...
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/deutsche-abgeordnete-protestieren-gegen-rishi-sunaks-ruanda-deal-a-7de3236e-de2f-48b0-b86d-f4983bccda45
On Tuesday night, the British House of Lords dropped its opposition to a new law declaring Rwanda a supposedly safe country ... Show more www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-04/asylgesetz-grossbritannien-rishi-sunak-ruanda-wirtschaftshilfe
‘Heart-breaking’: Refugees once detained offshore by Australia warn the UK government not to push through its Rwanda policy
cnn.com/2024/04/22/europe/uk-australia-offshore-policy-rwanda-gbr-intl/
UK ministers rule out concessions on Rwanda deportation bill: MPs are voting on the bill once again, as wrangling continues over the plan to send asylum seekers ...
saudigazette.com.sa/article/642176
Lords delay Rwanda bill to next week in blow to Rishi Sunak's agenda: The government was defeated twice, with peers backing the need for a report before ...
news.sky.com/story/lords-delay-rwanda-bill-to-next-week-in-blow-to-rishi-sunaks-agenda-13117237
UK parliament passes Rwanda asylum law: British prime minister Rishi Sunak promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 12 weeks as parliament ...
irishtimes.com/video/video/2024/04/23/uk-parliament-passes-rwanda-asylum-law/
Rwanda’s Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it’s ready for migrants from Britain
arabnews.com/node/2498971/world
LIVE: UK's Rwanda scheme returns to House of Commons: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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‘It’s not Barbieland’: Rwanda prepares to host asylum seekers sent from UK: As Britain’s parliamentary ‘ping pong’ nears completion, critics warn migrants will ...
ft.com/content/b8e85750-24d9-4a02-8b7a-ed5bda9d2627
The prime minister has said the first deportation flights to Rwanda will leave "in 10 to 12 weeks", hours before MPs are due to vote on his emergency ... Show more
Deportation deal between Rwanda and the UK explained simply: In future, the UK will deport asylum seekers who have entered the country illegally to Rwanda ...
stern.de/politik/ausland/abschiebe-deal-zwischen-ruanda-und-grossbritannien-einfach-erklaert-34652532.html
Rwanda says it is ready for migrants deported from UK | Africanews: The Rwandan government said Tuesday it welcomes the decision by the British parliament to ...
africanews.com/2024/04/24/rwanda-says-it-is-ready-for-migrants-deported-from-uk/
7. The UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled in November 2023 that the Rwanda scheme was unlawful, arguing that genuine refugees would be at risk of being sent ... Show more
Ministers have ignored a ruling by the Supreme Court that Rwanda is not a safe country, and have decided that, in fact, it is
Read more 👉 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rwanda-london-refugees-andrew-mitchell-b2533185.html
6. The first flight to Rwanda was scheduled to depart in June 2022, but it was cancelled after legal challenges.
Standoff continues as MPs prepare to vote on Rwanda bill: The UK is reported to have held talks with other countries to replicate the scheme if it is successful.
bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68815191
Sky's Adam Parsons reports from northern France where police are trying to stop dinghies, provided by smuggler gangs, from crossing the Channel ... Show more news.sky.com/story/well-be-back-tomorrow-the-migrants-risking-it-all-and-the-rubber-bullets-to-get-to-the-uk-13117218
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Rwandan President Paul Kagame met to discuss Britain’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-rwanda-look-forward-first-migrant-deportation-flights-spring-2024-04-09/
Aramco boss says China's solar panel, EV output helps affordability: The comments come as the West has stepped up criticism of China's dumping of cheap green ...
businessinsider.com/saudi-aramco-nasser-china-overproduction-solar-panel-ev-output-affordable-2024-4
A view from Dover: ITV News witnesses migrants brought ashore as Rwanda Bill passes
itv.com/news/2024-04-23/a-view-from-dover-itv-news-sees-migrants-brought-ashore-as-rwanda-bill-passes
Sunak Eyes Rwanda Vote and Europe Trip to Boost Election Hopes: Rishi Sunak will have lawmakers sit late Monday to consider legislation on his flagship migration ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-21/sunak-eyes-rwanda-vote-and-europe-trip-to-boost-election-hopes
David Cameron denies blaming Brexit for no asylum returns deal with France: The Foreign Secretary defended the controversial plan to deport some asylum seekers ...
itv.com/news/2024-04-25/david-cameron-denies-blaming-brexit-on-no-asylum-returns-deal-with-france
2. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the policy will come into action soon with flights to Rwanda in the air by July. Under the five-year agreement ... Show more
Join Nina Hossain and ITV News Political Editor Robert Peston as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sets out details of his flagship Rwanda Bill ahead of the final ... Show more www.itv.com/watch
Rwanda: Inside the Kigali hotel set to receive expelled UK migrants | Africanews: "We have the ground for entertainment, we have a mini football ground ...
africanews.com/2024/04/25/rwanda-inside-the-kigali-hotel-set-to-receive-expelled-uk-migrants/
30 Years Later, Rwanda Genocide Shows Consequences of U.S. Refusal to Prevent Mass Killing
democracynow.org/2024/4/9/rwanda_genocide_30th_anniversary_commemorations
11. In response to the Supreme Court’s judgement that the UK government’s Rwanda scheme was deemed unlawful, the government published a new treaty with Rwanda.
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