LONDON (Reuters) – British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy. Parliament last month approved a law that paves the way for sending asylum …
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Turkey would join in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “Upon completion of the legal text of our work, we will submit the declaration of official intervention before the ICJ with the objective of implementing this …
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By Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, The Sun Newspaper reported on Tuesday, saying the unnamed migrant was flown out of the country on Monday. The voluntary scheme is separate to a forced deportation programme that Britain is about to embark on in the …
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(Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov visited Sudan on Monday in a signal of support for the Sudanese army which is locked in a year-long war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Bogdanov, also a special representative for the Middle East and Africa, met Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the …
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LONDON (Reuters) – The first asylum seekers to be deported from Britain to Rwanda will come from a group of 5,700 people that Kigali has agreed in principle to take, according to a British government document published on Monday. Under a scheme that has divided political opinion in Britain, anyone who has arrived illegally after …
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By Alice Lawson and Noel Kokou Tadegnon LOME (Reuters) -Voting got under way in legislative elections in Togo on Monday following approval of constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that could extend the 19-year-old rule of President Faure Gnassingbe. Under a new charter adopted in March introducing a parliamentary system of government, the president will …
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MAI MAHIU, Kenya (Reuters) -Flash floods and a landslide in central Kenya killed at least 45 people and injured over 110 others on Monday as floodwaters swept away houses and cars in the town of Mai Mahiu, the government said. Police initially blamed the flooding on a burst dam, however the ministry of water later …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya Airways said it would suspend flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa from Tuesday, after military authorities there failed to release its employees from detention despite a court order. Congo’s military intelligence detained two of the airline’s staff on April 19, allegedly because of missing customs documentation on some valuable …
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(Reuters) – Nigeria have appointed their former winger Finidi George as head coach, officials said on Monday, elevating the 53-year-old from his previous role as assistant. George worked under former coach Jose Peseiro and takes over after the latter’s contract was not renewed despite leading Nigeria to the final of this year’s Africa Cup of …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain on Monday called on Burkina Faso’s transition authorities to thoroughly investigate the killings of 223 civilians in two northern villages in February that were detailed in a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report and hold those responsible to account. The governments of the U.S. and UK are …
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