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Rwanda defends UK asylum scheme
Rwanda’s government spokesperson says there is nothing "immoral" about the plan.
Rwanda’s government spokesperson Yolande Makolo says the country is ready and prepared to receive illegal migrants being deported from the UK and defends the Rwanda-UK asylum seeker plan.
Ethiopia's prime minister hints at a resolution to the conflict in Tigray.
And remembering the Grenfell tragedy five years on. We hear from the artist creating a huge quilt woven with Kente cloth as a memorial to the 72 residents who died when fire engulfed the London tower block.
Photo: Rwanda’s government spokesperson Yolande Makolo. Credit: Reuters.
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