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Kenya sending troops to DRCongo to fight rebel advance

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's President William Ruto announced Wednesday that Nairobi was deploying troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint regional operation against a rebel offensive.

AFP

UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base

Analysts say the loss of the military base is a setback for the DRC’s war against armed groups in the eastern region.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds take to streets in DR Congo for anti-Rwanda protests

Hundreds of people descended on the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma on Monday, chanting for weapons to fight Rwanda, as M23 rebels continued their advance on the North Kivu province. The protesters accuse its smaller neighbour of actively backing the militia, and on the weekend,…

France 24

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'It's time MPs stop wasting money on cruel Rwanda scheme and focus on ending this crisis'

Mark Davies of the Refugee Council says people claiming asylum in the UK are here for a good cause - with many fleeing their homes in the most dangerous cities in the world

Daily Mirror

Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Thousands of anti-Rwanda protesters marched through the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Monday, AFP journalists saw, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the surrounding countryside.

AFP

Anti-Rwanda protests break out in east Congo as Kinshasa recalls envoy

Thousands joined anti-Rwanda protests in the east Congolese city of Goma on Monday, denouncing Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels as Kinshasa recalled its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations.

Reuters

The Bristol 3D print shop that helped to halt Rwanda deportations

"I like to think that we had a small part to play in their downfall."

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AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

Nairobi (AFP) - African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador.

AFP

Rwanda criticizes expulsion of its ambassador from Congo

Rwanda’s government is accusing neighboring Congo of escalating tensions between the two countries

The Independent UK

DR Congo expels Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels gain ground

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The authorities in Kinshasa on Saturday announced they were expelling the Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels they accuse Kigali of supporting made fresh gains in the east of the troubled country.

AFP

Congo expells Rwandan ambassador in retaliation for alleged rebel support

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels fighting in the Congo's eastern provinces, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on Saturday.

Reuters

Ex-Tory home secretary warns Rwanda scheme is ‘brutal’ and ‘impractical’

Amber Rudd says the initiative to send migrants to the east African nation should never have been introduced.

The Independent UK

The Plymouth coffee shop on a mission to raise awareness of the Rwandan genocide

A short documentary exploring the story of Jabulani Coffee will premiere in Plymouth on Friday

Birmingham Post

From the economy to Rwanda, Rishi Sunak inherits a hefty in-tray

As crises and party management problems loom, PM must act soon to try to reverse Tories’ poor poll ratings

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

More than two-thirds of Channel migrants ‘could have asylum claims granted’, report claims

The government refuses to consider asylum claims from people who have travelled through safe countries like France

The Guardian - AU

Failure to allow full UN prison inspections risks Australia’s international standing, experts say

Australia joins Azerbaijan, Rwanda and Ukraine among nations to fail to provide full access after ratifying agreement

Daily Mirror

Airline hired to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda pulls out of UK scheme

The Government used a plane run by Privilege Style when it first tried remove people to Rwanda in June but the flight was grounded at the last minute after legal challenges

The Independent UK

Airline pulls out of operating UK’s Rwanda deportation flights

Spanish charter airline Privilege Style said it will not operate such flights in the future.

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The National (Scotland)

Rwanda plan airline pulls out of plan to deport asylum seekers after dogged campaign

THE airline contracted to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda has pulled out of the contract with the Home Office.

The Independent UK

Airline hired by UK to remove refugees to Rwanda pulls out of scheme

Charter airline Privilege Style won’t fly to Rwanda after bowing to public pressure

The Guardian - UK

Airline hired for UK’s Rwanda deportations pulls out of scheme

Exclusive: Privilege Style causes problem for Home Office as it bows to pressure from campaigners

The Independent UK

UK not ‘doing its bit’ for refugees, says archbishop amid Rwanda plan criticism

The Most Rev Stephen Cottrell raised his concerns in Parliament.

The Guardian - UK

Tamil refugees on Chagos Islands fear deportation under Rwanda-type plan

UK government lawyers tell asylum seekers they can return to Sri Lanka or be removed to undisclosed country

France 24

UN chief says Ethiopia 'spiralling out of control', calls for end of fighting in Tigray

The United Nations sounds the alarm about the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.Calls for a ceasefire go unheeded as government forces seize control of a key city. Also, a lockdown comes into force in two districts of Uganda as Ebola cases rise. We report from neighbouring Rwanda on the attempts to…

The Guardian - UK

Home Office apologises over threat to send pregnant rape survivor to Rwanda

Government withdraws letter to woman, who is 37 weeks pregnant, saying that it was sent by mistake

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