UK to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda
Rwanda will receive an initial payment of more than $150m to relocate asylum seekers
The British government has signed a multi-million-dollar deal with Rwanda to process and resettle some asylum seekers in the central African country.
The process of swearing in 300 members of Somalia's parliament has begun, following elections that took two months.
And the weekly letter comes from Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, and reflects on the events surrounding the kidnapping of schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria eight years ago.
Photo: Migrants arriving in the UK after being rescued crossing the English Channel. Credit: Reuters.
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