Rwanda requires £ 50 million after the united kingdom waste deportation agreement

Rwanda requested £ 50 million (over $ 63.5 million) from the United Kingdom following the decision of the Labor Government of discard a controversial deportation agreementgrowing diplomatic tensions between the two nations.

The agreement, originally signed in April 2022 pursuant to the previous conservative government of the United Kingdom, allowed the deportation of irregular migrants who arrived in the United Kingdom through the Channel of the Channel in Rwanda, where they would have waited for the development of the kindergarten. However, the Labors eliminated politics after entry into office, leading Rwanda to request compensation for the resolution of the agreement.

Rwanda: United Kingdom violated trust

On Monday, the spokesman for the government of the Rwanda, Yolande Makolo, said that the United Kingdom had initially asked Rwanda to give up the payment based on “trust and good faith between our two nations”.

However, Makolo has accused the United Kingdom of violating this trust through “unjustified punitive measures” aimed at forcing the Rwanda to compromise its national security interests.

He also criticized the United Kingdom Minister of Africa Lord Collins of Highbury for doing what he called “inflammatory and irresponsible comments” in Parliament regarding the role of Rwanda in regional security.

The largest penalties of the United Kingdom in Rwanda

The cancellation of the deportation agreement comes among wider Saints of the United Kingdom against Rwandaimposed due to the accusations of the Rwandese support For the M23 rebels in the eastern Congo.

As part of these measures, the United Kingdom has:

• Direct financial aid suspended in Rwanda.
• He stopped the commitment of the high -level government with Rwanda.
• Pause the cooperation of the defense between the two nations.

Rwanda has strongly rejected these accusations, claiming that the sanctions of the United Kingdom will not contribute to resolving the conflict of the Congo.

Growing conflict in the eastern Congo

The tensions between the United Kingdom and the Rwanda are taking place while the violence in the Eastern Congo intensifies. The Ribelle M23 group, one of the numerous armed factions of the region, has captured key city, including Goma and Bukavu, worsening the humanitarian crisis.

According to the Minister of Health of Congo, Samuel -o -o Kamba, the conflict involved:

• Over 8,500 deaths.
• At least 5,700 lesions.
• Movement of mass of civilians.

What is the future of relationships in the United Kingdom?

With the tense diplomatic bonds and the Rwanda that requires compensation, the future of the relationships of the United Kingdom remains uncertain. The change of foreign policy of the Labor Government could further affect trade, safety cooperation and regional stability.

For now, Rwanda claims that the United Kingdom decision undermines trust and damages long -standing diplomatic relationships, indicating that tensions could intensify further in the coming months. (Africabrieifing)