Adeze Ojukwu

The United Kingdom (UK)-Rwanda migration deal, is to say the least irksome and precarious.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said some of the migrants and asylum seekers, illegally entering Britain would be sent to Rwanda.’

He was stoic in his defense. ‘From today, anyone entering the UK illegally as well as those who have arrived illegally since January 1 may now be relocated to Rwanda,’ Johnson stated.

The move swiftly generated a backlash from critics, opposition politicians, human rights groups and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Rwandan President Paul Kagame, however hailed the partnership, as beneficial, because it would help to alleviate migration problems.

‘We are not involved in buying and selling of people, with the U.K. or anybody. It is just a problem that needs to be solved and Rwanda is ready to help.’

He said the idea of hosting asylum seekers, was first conceived, during his tenure as the head of the African Union in 2018, after migrants fled conflict in Libya across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

‘We are happy to deal with the migration problem. It is because of how we handled the Libyan situation that we have been approached by different countries and are currently in talks with Denmark.’

Unfortunately, Rwanda’s population density is amongst the highest in Africa and the fifth largest in the world.

Given the peculiar circumstances and constraints of the East African country, one can easily view this programme, as a ruse.

It is largely criticized as a ploy by Johnson, to undermine the ‘core principle of non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country, where they face serious threats to their life or freedom.’

Interestingly, Britain is quite dexterous, when it comes to economic and diplomatic deals.

https://devcomradar.org/concerns-over-uk-rwanda-migration-deal/

No be today the gamble start. Na when una find out una de react.

Why does UK want Rwanda to serve as am extension of its own territory.

But not in a beneficial capacity. But something as detrimental as hosting refugees or economic migrants

Rwanda should not serve as a potential volcano to ISIS or other radicals trying to get into Europe .
This country is too small and politically weak because all revolves around Kagame, if he gets hit , things will
collapse and return to the Hutu -Tutsi mayhem.