KIGALI, Rwanda: The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation "in the next few weeks," officials in Kigali said Thursday.
NEW HOME A manager shows a room at Hallmark Residence in the suburb of Kigali, Rwanda, on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The residence has 30 villas and can host up to 102 migrants. Rwandan authorities organized a press trip to three sites where migrants will be welcome. Britain is to send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda, according to a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey. AFP PHOTO
KIGALI, Rwanda: The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation "in the next few weeks," officials in Kigali said Thursday.