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The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide

One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Conversation

U.S. senator questions aid to Rwanda over human rights, role in Congo

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said he would place a hold on any security assistance to Rwanda submitted to Congress over concerns about the Rwandan government's human rights record and role in conflict in Congo.

Reuters

Africa’s wildlife parks managers meet to boost conservation

Officials are meeting in Kigali in Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the protection of land and marine wildlife, despite little funding and the low quality of many existing conservation areas in the region

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Kigali summit to outline strategy for nature conservation in Africa

First continent-wide meeting aims to set out plans to halt and reverse habitat and species loss in protected areas on land and sea

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'Nobody is interested in conflict': Rwanda's Kagame discusses DR Congo ceasefire

Rwandan President Paul Kagame sat down with our special correspondent Marc Perelman in Kigali to talk of the ceasefire agreement reached this week with the Democratic Republic of Congo to ease tensions between the two countries.

France 24

I saw Prince Charles inspire hope at the Commonwealth summit

As I landed at Kigali airport last Tuesday, I joked with my colleague that everyone was going to think I am Rwandan, because I was once told I look like one. I had no idea how true and life-changing those words would become. To start with, it was all fun…

Evening Standard

How Boris Johnson's Rwanda jaunt descended into the most Boris Johnson thing ever

Boris Johnson bumbled into the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Rwanda with his usual chaotic charm. But as Prince Charles and by-elections gave him a headache bigger than an anti-malarial, it all started to go wrong...

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Teen who fled to UK to save his life 'will be killed' if he's deported to Rwanda

The refugee from Eritrea, now 29, tells of his fear that he'll end up being sent to Rwanda for a second time under the UK's controversial deportation scheme

Daily Mirror

Commonwealth ends summit with call for action on climate change, trade

The newly-expanded Commonwealth made broad commitments on Saturday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire.

Reuters

Hostel in Rwanda for UK asylum seekers prepares to take children

The hostel in Rwanda where Britain plans to send migrants under its controversial asylum-seeker deportation policy is preparing to house children, its manager said, with the prospect of youngsters being sent there with their parents.

Reuters

Emir of Qatar Arrives in Egypt

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Cairo on Friday on a two-day official visit. He arrived in the country at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. It is his first to Egypt since the AlUla declaration that was signed in 2021, ending the rift…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Johnson and Charles enjoy ‘good old chinwag’ despite Rwanda asylum row

The pair met on the fringes of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the Rwandan capital Kigali.

The Independent UK

What is the Commonwealth and what is its role today?

This year’s meeting is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Independent UK

Games and Good Governance: What is the Commonwealth?

The Commonwealth, which holds its heads of government meeting in Kigali this week, spans much of the globe, looping in a third of the world's population and a fifth of its landmass.

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The Independent UK

Why is Boris Johnson in Rwanda?

The Prime Minister will meet with the Prince of Wales after Charles was reported as branding the relocation scheme ‘appalling’.

Daily Mirror

Labour's Simon Lightwood wins Wakefield by-election - piling pressure on Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson may be thousands of miles away in Kigali, Rwanda, but his premiership will undoubtedly come under intense pressure as Labour shows signs of rebuilding back its so called Red Wall.

Reuters

Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda amid criticism of host's rights record

Commonwealth leaders meet in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of the host Rwanda's human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there.

Evening Standard

Prince Charles to hail Commonwealth diversity amid Rwanda asylum policy row

His speech will be made at the opening of the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Kigali

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The Independent UK

Johnson admits Ukrainian refugees could be sent to Rwanda but ‘very unlikely’

The Prime Minister said the only circumstances in which people will be sent to East Africa would be if they come to the UK illegally.

France 24

UK's Johnson defends migrant deal on Rwanda visit

In tonight's edition: In Kigali, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defends his controversial deal to expel migrants to Rwanda, telling critics to "keep an open mind". Also, while most members of the Commonwealth are former British colonies, Gabon and Togo are expected to become the latest nations to join the…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson to stress ‘obvious merits’ of Rwanda asylum policy to Prince Charles

The Prime Minister struck out at ‘condescending’ opponents of plans to forcibly remove migrants to the East African nation

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson pays tribute to victims of Rwanda genocide

The Prime Minister bowed his head during a wreath laying ceremony at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson: I would be ‘crazy’ to quit if we lose by-elections

Mr Johnson tried to manage expectations ahead of the votes

Al Jazeera

Commonwealth countries set to meet in Rwanda: What to expect

The summit comes amid souring relations between Rwanda and DR Congo that have reignited decades-long animosity.

The Independent UK

‘Keep an open mind’: Boris Johnson to stress ‘merits’ of asylum policy to Prince Charles in Rwanda

The Prime Minister struck out at ‘condescending’ opponents of plans to forcibly remove migrants to the East African nation.

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