Rwanda has been in the news recently due to the passing of a controversial bill that aims to revive the plan to send some asylum seekers to the East African country. The Home Office has faced challenges in deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, with legal battles and concerns raised by various groups. The UK government's policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda has sparked tensions with neighboring Ireland, as concerns grow over the movement of asylum seekers between the two countries.
Rwanda, officially known as the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country located in the Great Lakes region of East Africa. The country has a complex history, including the 1994 genocide that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. Since then, Rwanda has made significant progress in rebuilding and developing its economy. The country is known for its beautiful landscapes, including mountains, lakes, and national parks that are home to diverse wildlife. Rwanda has a population of over 12 million people and is governed as a unitary presidential republic.
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A rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key mineral used in smartphones, the group said in a statement
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Okay, okay it’s Mark Hamill but still.
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Five migrants, including a child, were killed in a crush on board a boat crossing the Channel.
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The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of 13 years of government complacency.
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Home Office figures show 7,567 migrants have arrived in the UK by small boats so far this year.
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A law aimed at reviving the plan to send some asylum seekers to the east African country passed last week.
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The Home Office has started rounding up asylum seekers who are set to be deported to Rwanda in a desperate scramble to get flights off the ground following two years of failure
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Asylum Aid launched a legal challenge against the UK government’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, which PM Rishi Sunak aims to launch within weeks.
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Under a scheme unveiled in March people whose asylum claims have been rejected are being offered cash to move to Rwanda - it is separate to Rishi Sunak's deportation plan
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It follows Irish government concerns that the UK's Rwanda policy is fuelling Irish asylum cases.
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Minister says ‘officers are used to this’, as figures suggest Home Office is in contact with only 38% of people it wants to remove
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British and Irish officials have met as tensions rise over the movement of asylum seekers from the U.K. to neighboring Ireland and Ireland’s proposal to send them back
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Starmer wants to make Tory policy on the economy a central theme of its election campaign … without mentioning Brexit
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The Rwanda Bill finally became an Act of Parliament on Thursday after months of pushback and debate
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Home Office Minister Chris Philp, who asked on BBC Question Time if 'Rwanda is a different country to Congo', says he was 'struggling' to hear an audience member
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Home secretary James Cleverly hit out at ‘distasteful’ and ‘lazy’ criticism of policy, but stressed he was not talking about French leader’s remarks
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The controversial CEO is open to joining the controversial scheme.
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Ministers are braced for legal challenges to the Rwanda plan and the judiciary has made 25 courtrooms available to deal with cases.
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Child among the dead hours after the British government approves a bill to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Rishi Sunak has pledged to raise UK defence spending by 2030 - but he failed to explain how it would actually make the country more secure or when the money is coming from