{"id":38625,"date":"2023-12-08T14:19:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=38625"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:19:23","slug":"290-million-total-to-be-spent-on-rwanda-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2023\/12\/08\/290-million-total-to-be-spent-on-rwanda-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3290 million total to be spent on Rwanda deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Image by Kaufdex from Pixabay of Rwandan flag\" class=\"wp-image-38635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280-681x454.jpg 681w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rwanda-2697036_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK government has given Rwanda a further \u00a3100 million as a part of its controversial migrant transfer deal. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The payment, which was made in April, has been followed by another \u00a3140 million being paid to the African nation. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s also been reported that another \u00a350 million payment will be made next year, bringing the total to \u00a3290 million. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to \u201cfinish the job\u201d of reviving the plan after facing a backlash from fellow Tories this week. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m blocking the reasons used to prevent flights to Rwanda from taking off.<br><br>This emergency law is the only way to make Rwanda work and control our borders. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jH0iaODZGw\">pic.twitter.com\/jH0iaODZGw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RishiSunak\/status\/1732718487741530327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says that Rwanda, \u201cCan\u2019t offer the wellbeing to those refugees\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with Stephen Sackur on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/w3ct4nzf\">HardTalk<\/a> this morning, Victoire said that \u201cRwanda\u2019s resources are limited\u201d and it is among the 25 poorest countries in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Boris Johnson&#8217;s speech in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/pm-speech-on-action-to-tackle-illegal-migration-14-april-2022\">tackling illegal migration<\/a>, back in April 2022, he said &#8220;Rwanda is one of the safest countries in the world, globally recognised for its record on welcoming and integrating migrants.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Victoire countered this by saying that refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo are still in refugee camps after 20 years of fleeing their country. They can\u2019t be integrated into society due to the lack of resources in Rwanda. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018What happened in 2018 can happen also in 2023\u2019<br> <br>Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza disagrees with Suella Braverman\u2019s assessment that Rwanda is \u2018safe for refugees\u2019<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P0zxS1Elwd\">https:\/\/t.co\/P0zxS1Elwd<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Newsnight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Newsnight<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5PNAwpFloL\">pic.twitter.com\/5PNAwpFloL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCNewsnight\/status\/1650615683372437504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK government&#8217;s aim is to deter those fleeing their homelands from seeking refuge in the UK. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Victoire said she doubts the promises made by the Rwandan President Paul Kagame, to keep people safe. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has given Rwanda a further \u00a3100 million as a part of its controversial migrant transfer deal. &nbsp; The payment, which was made in April, has been followed by another \u00a3140 million being paid to the African nation. &nbsp; It&#8217;s also been reported that another \u00a350 million payment will be made next year, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":240,"featured_media":38635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/240"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38625"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38706,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38625\/revisions\/38706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}