UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo

The honeymoon is over between Rwanda and the United Kingdom. Kigali demands that London pay it the balance of a controversial abortive agreement on the expulsion of migrants to Rwanda. A request that comes at a time when the United Kingdom announced last week the suspension of the majority of its financial aid to Rwanda, due to Kigali's support to the M23 militia. London's response did not wait: out of the question of paying. The correspondence …

Rwanda seeks £50M damages from UK for scraping migrant transfer scheme

The government of Rwanda is seeking damages of £50 million from the UK following the cancellation of a migrant transfer deal between Rwanda and the UK on Monday. The controversy comes amidst growing human rights concerns and diplomatic tension over Rwanda’s military presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Rwanda’s government spokesperson, Yolande Makolo, alleged the British government “asked Rwanda to quietly forego[ing] the paym…

Rwanda wants £50m from UK for cancelled asylum deal

Request follows Britain pausing some aid to East African nation over over its role in DRC war

Rwanda demands $63.5M from UK after Labour Party scrapped controversial deportation deal

Kigali accuses London of breaching trust with ‘unjustified punitive measures’ over DR Congo stance - Anadolu Ajansı

Rwanda asking Britain for US$63-million over cancelled asylum deal, source says

On taking office, Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the prior government’s asylum plan, under which Rwanda would have been paid to take in migrants who had illegally arrived in Britain

Rwanda bills UK £50m over cancelled migrant deportation scheme

Labour failed to formally terminate the deal, despite announcing its discontinuation after winning the general election