Rwanda

Country in Central Africa

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Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is highly elevated, giving it the soubriquet "land of a thousand hills", with its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the southeast, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year. It is the most densely populated mainland African country; among countries larger than 10,000 km², it is the fifth most densely populated country in the world. Its capital and largest city is Kigali.

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Foreign Secretary 'confident' Rwanda bill will pass Foreign secretary Lord Cameron said he is "confident" the Rwanda bill will be passed by parliament this week. The legislation which is set to be passed declares Rwanda a safe country - after the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:26Published 5 days ago

UK and Rwanda 'look forward' to first migrant deportation flights in spring Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:41Published 1 week ago

Rwanda's President meets Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to 10 Downing Street. The meeting comes as his country marks 30 years since the Rwanda genocide that killed around 800,000.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:42Published 2 weeks ago

Rwanda commemorates 30 years since genocide whose legacy leaves deep scars Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:00Published 2 weeks ago

Rwandan genocide survivors continue to seek justice 30 years on Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:01Published 2 weeks ago

France to invest €400 million in Rwanda in effort to renew ties Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:59Published 2 weeks ago

African heads of state commemorate 30th anniversary of Rwandan genocide Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:30Published 2 weeks ago

Rwanda commemorates 30 years since genocide Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:53Published 2 weeks ago

Rwanda to mark 30 years since genocide Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:49Published 2 weeks ago

Rwandan genocide, 30 years on: Youth marked by collective trauma Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:12Published 2 weeks ago

Rwandan genocide: young generations look to dance to build bridges Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:29Published 2 weeks ago

Rwandan genocide survivors seek justice 30 years on Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:17Published 2 weeks ago

President Macron says France and its allies 'could have stopped' the 1994 Rwanda genocide Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:58Published 2 weeks ago

Rwandan genocide, 30 years on: For many survivors, justice is too slow Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:01Published 2 weeks ago

Rwanda's cultural renaissance: Rewriting the country's future Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:09Published 2 weeks ago

Rwanda races to digitise genocide documents Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 02:04Published 2 weeks ago

Labour call on government to abandon Rwanda plan Labour’s Nick Thomas-Symonds has called on the government to abandon it’s Rwanda ‘gimmick’ which is failing to stop the boats, as he reiterated the need for a cross-border unit to tackle the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:14Published 3 weeks ago

PM unwilling to name Rwanda flights airline Rishi Sunak refuses to say whether any airline has been chosen to facilitate the flights to take asylum seekers to Rwanda claiming that "all the preparatory work to operationalise the Bill has been in.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:38Published on March 26, 2024

Government keen to get Rwanda flights in the air Government Minister Gareth Davies says good progress is being made on sending migrants on flights to Rwanda, and insists it is an important detterent for small boat crossings on the English Channel... Credit: ODN Duration: 00:44Published on March 24, 2024

Labour dismisses 'expensive' Rwanda policy Labour's Annelise Dodds has dismissed the Conservatives' Rwanda scheme as unworkable as she says it would be cheaper to put the 1 per cent of migrants being sent to the African country up in the Paris.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:27Published on March 24, 2024

Labour: Sunak can’t achieve anything on immigration Alison McGovern has hit out at the prime minister’s plan for immigration, saying that she “doesn’t believe that Rishi Sunak can achieve anything on immigration.” It comes after the Mr Sunak’s.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:21Published on March 21, 2024

Leadsom: Labour determined not to stop the small boats Dame Andrea Leadsom, hit out at Labour after Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation plan has been hit by further delay after defiant peers dug their heels in and inflicted a series of fresh defeats against.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:15Published on March 21, 2024

Keir Starmer accuses PM of not believing in 'Rwanda gimmick' Labour leader Keir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of lacking belief in the "Rwanda gimmick" deportation scheme. He questions the rationale behind spending £600 million in taxpayer funds to deport a.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:17Published on March 20, 2024

Sunak says he is 'determined to get Rwanda scheme through' Rishi Sunak has expressed his hopes of getting the Rwanda bill through parliament and flights up and running by Spring. It comes as MPs are set to vote on the House of Lords amendments to the bill.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:39Published on March 18, 2024

Rwanda court upholds election ban on opposition politician Victoire Ingabire Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:43Published on March 14, 2024

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Government 'operationalising' Rwanda flights amid reports RAF Voyagers could be used The government is "working on operationalising" Rwanda flights, a minister has said - amid reports RAF planes could be used for the controversial deportation scheme. Sky News - Published 3 days ago
A win on Rwanda will not automatically translate into victory for Sunak It has been two years since Boris Johnson first proposed sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed. Sky News - Published 3 days ago
Rwanda enforcement officers told all leave is cancelled, as government hopes law will pass Immigration enforcement staff have had their leave cancelled as the government hopes its plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda will become law this week. Sky News - Published 3 days ago

PM's Rwanda plan defeated in Lords again - forcing MPs to consider four changes New defeats for the government's Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday - forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi Sunak's stop the boats plan. Sky News - Published 4 days ago
MPs reject Lords' amendments to Rwanda bill - as crunch week for legislation begins MPs have rejected a series of Lords' amendments to the government's Rwanda bill - as a week of parliamentary showdown on the legislation begins. Sky News - Published 4 days ago
Minister unable to say whether airline found for Rwanda scheme A cabinet minister was unable to say whether an airline has been found to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - despite suggesting the scheme will be running "within weeks". Sky News - Published 6 days ago

PM refuses to name date for first deportation flight to Rwanda Rishi Sunak has refused to name a date for when the first flight will take asylum seekers to Rwanda. Sky News - Published 1 week ago
Rishi Sunak holds talks with Rwandan president - amid fresh doubts over deportation scheme Rishi Sunak has said he expects deportation flights to Rwanda to take off in the spring - despite reports that housing in the country intended for migrants has been sold off. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Church is not party political, archbishop will say amid Rwanda plan spat The Archbishop of Canterbury will use his Easter sermon to say the church is not party political after facing criticism over his high-profile condemnation of the government's controversial Rwanda.. Sky News - Published 3 weeks ago
Home secretary spent £165,000 on private chartered flight to Rwanda Home Secretary James Cleverly used a private chartered flight to visit Rwanda at a cost of £165,561.53 to the taxpayer, government documents have revealed. Sky News - Published on March 22, 2024

Next Rwanda vote delayed until after Easter recess amid record day for Channel crossings The next stage of the Rwanda bill's progress has been delayed until after MPs return from their Easter break as it remains stuck in parliamentary limbo. Sky News - Published on March 21, 2024
Rwanda bill sent back to MPs after peers inflict new defeats on government A government bill centred on deporting migrants to Rwanda has been sent back to MPs after peers rejected it. Sky News - Published on March 20, 2024
Migrants refused asylum in the UK 'to be offered thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda' Migrants who have been refused asylum in the UK will be offered thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda under a new "voluntary" scheme drawn up by the government, according to reports. Sky News - Published on March 12, 2024	Club kicked out of Basketball Africa League over Rwanda protest A Burundian club withdraw from a continental tournament after refusing to wear a jersey with the 'Visit Rwanda' logo on it. BBC Sport - Published on March 12, 2024
Government suffers five defeats to Rwanda Bill in House of Lords Rishi Sunak has suffered a number of sizeable defeats in the House of Lords over his controversial bill to rescue the stalled Rwanda plan. Sky News - Published on March 4, 2024	Cost of stalled Rwanda asylum scheme 'could soar to £500m' The cost of the stalled Rwanda asylum scheme could balloon to half a billion pounds, plus hundreds of thousands more for each deportee, an investigation by the public spending watchdog found. Sky News - Published on March 1, 2024
Rwanda bill 'fundamentally incompatible' with human rights law, MPs and peers warn The government's Rwanda bill is "fundamentally incompatible" with human rights law, MPs and peers have warned. Sky News - Published on February 12, 2024	Number of people sent to Rwanda 'could be quite low' The number of people who could be deported to Rwanda under Rishi Sunak's £240m scheme "could be quite low", the home secretary has admitted. Sky News - Published on January 31, 2024
'We can as a nation do better': Archbishop of Canterbury slams Rwanda bill The Archbishop of Canterbury has again slammed the government's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, telling the House of Lords: "We can as a nation do better than this bill." Sky News - Published on January 29, 2024	Four Rwandans granted refuge in UK over fears of persecution Four Rwandans have been reportedly granted refuge in the UK over fears of persecution in the East African nation despite the government saying it is an "unequivocally safe" place to send asylum.. Sky News - Published on January 28, 2024
UK has 'legal obligation' to stick to human rights law over Rwanda, says European court chief In a snub to the UK government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, the European Court of Human Rights has said that members have "a clear legal obligation" to stick to its "Rule 39 measures",.. Sky News - Published on January 25, 2024	Government opts to avoid showdown with MPs on Rwanda treaty ratification The government has chosen to avoid a showdown with MPs on the ratification of its new treaty with Rwanda, after the House of Lords voted to delay the finalisation of the deal. Sky News - Published on January 24, 2024
Lib Dem Lords to ignore convention and vote against Safety of Rwanda bill Liberal Democrat peers are poised to ignore a convention dating back to Gladstone's day to stage a protest against the Rwanda bill in the House of Lords. Sky News - Published on January 23, 2024	Blow for Rishi Sunak as Rwanda plan suffers first defeat in House of Lords The House of Lords has defied Rishi Sunak to vote against the ratification of the UK's new treaty with Rwanda - in what could prove a damaging development for the Safety of Rwanda Bill. Sky News - Published on January 22, 2024
Home Office hires aircraft hangar to practice forcing asylum seekers on to Rwanda flights An aircraft hangar and fuselage have been hired by the Home Office for security officials to practice forcing asylum seekers on to deportation flights to Rwanda, it has emerged. Sky News - Published on January 19, 2024	Ex-deputy PM Therese Coffey makes Rwanda gaffe in Commons Therese Coffey appears to have made a geographical gaffe in the Commons as she attempted to attack Labour over its opposition to the government's Rwanda policy. Sky News - Published on January 18, 2024
Sunak 'crystal clear' he will 'ignore' international law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda Rishi Sunak has insisted he will "ignore" international law in order to ensure asylum seekers get deported to Rwanda. Sky News - Published on January 18, 2024	Sunak to mark 'major step' in plan to 'stop the boats' with press conference after Rwanda bill survives rebellion Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold a press conference at 10am after his controversial Rwanda bill passed its latest stage in parliament - despite rebellions from his own backbenchers. Sky News - Published on January 18, 2024
Rwanda vote is a win for Sunak, but it has come at a cost In the end the rebellion melted away. Sky News - Published on January 17, 2024	What happens now that MPs have backed PM's Rwanda bill? Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda legislation has been approved by MPs, but getting deportation flights off the ground remains far from a done deal. Sky News - Published on January 17, 2024
How did your MP vote on the Rwanda bill? Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill has passed a crucial Commons vote on its third reading by a majority of 44. Sky News - Published on January 17, 2024	PM facing further rebellions over Rwanda - as minister promises to 'listen' to angry Tories The prime minister could be facing further rebellions from his backbenchers today as MPs return to the Commons to carry on debating the Rwanda bill. Sky News - Published on January 17, 2024
Tory rebels have given PM a bloody nose over Rwanda - but will they torpedo his entire bill? The prime minister was never going to lose the two amendment votes, but the results tonight would have been hard to hear. Sky News - Published on January 16, 2024	The big question now is whether the PM pulls key Rwanda vote Tory Rwanda rebels have shown their hand. Sky News - Published on January 16, 2024
Sunak braced for collision with right-wing Tories over Rwanda bill Rishi Sunak is gearing up for a potential rebellion among his backbenchers when his controversial Rwanda bill returns to the Commons on Tuesday. Sky News - Published on January 15, 2024	Rebel Tories not expecting to secure major changes to Rwanda bill Tory MPs plotting the Rwanda rebellion are resigned to securing minimal changes to the legislation - despite some belief senior figures are poised to quit party roles over the bill. Sky News - Published on January 14, 2024
Tory rebels table amendments aimed at 'toughening' Sunak's Rwanda bill More than 30 Tory MPs are poised to back amendments aimed at "toughening" Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill when it returns to the Commons next week. Sky News - Published on January 9, 2024	Sunak 'wanted to scrap Rwanda scheme' at start of leadership campaign Rishi Sunak "wanted to scrap the Rwanda scheme" when he begin his 2022 Tory leadership bid, a campaign insider has told Sky News. Sky News - Published on January 8, 2024
Sunak denies doubting Rwanda scheme when chancellor Rishi Sunak has denied doubting the Rwanda deportation scheme when he was chancellor. Sky News - Published on January 7, 2024	PM should be 'honest' about his Rwanda plan doubts, Labour says Labour says Rishi Sunak should be "honest" with the public by publishing documents which appear to show he had doubts about the Rwanda scheme to stop small boats from crossing the Channel. Sky News - Published on January 6, 2024
Sunak left red-faced over Rwanda leaks after trying to go on the offensive Boris Johnson's demise was brought about by the three Ps: Paterson, partygate and Pincher. Sky News - Published on January 6, 2024	Sunak doubted Rwanda scheme would stop boat crossings while chancellor, documents suggest Rishi Sunak had doubts the government's Rwanda asylum scheme would stop small boat crossings while he was chancellor, according to documents seen by Sky News. Sky News - Published on January 6, 2024
Inside the Rwanda refugee camp where people fled as rebel groups ravaged their homeland Congolese men, women, and children are fleeing ethnic violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as tensions soar between two neighbouring governments. Sky News - Published on December 23, 2023	Rwandan doctor sentenced to jail in France for his part in 1994 Tutsi genocide A Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 23 years in France for his role in the 1994 Tutsi genocide in the African country. Sky News - Published on December 20, 2023
Still 'credible' for Rwanda flights to take off in spring, home secretary says The government is still hoping it will be able to start flying asylum seekers to Rwanda in the spring, according to the home secretary. Sky News - Published on December 13, 2023

Rwanda

Country in Central Africa

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