Contentieux migratoire : Le Rwanda assigne le Royaume-Uni en justice
Tensions are rising between Kigali and London. The Rwandan government announced on January 27th that it has launched legal proceedings against the United Kingdom. At the heart of the dispute is the non-payment of funds promised under the migrant deportation agreement, a project now abandoned by 10 Downing Street.
Although Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared the agreement "dead and buried" upon taking office in July 2024, Rwanda believes that contractual financial commitments must be honored.
"Rwanda regrets having had to bring these complaints before an arbitration tribunal, but faced with the intransigence of the United Kingdom, it had no other choice," said Michael Butera, technical advisor at the Rwandan Ministry of Justice.
The situation is currently a diplomatic and legal impasse where each side is entrenched in its position:
| Part | Official position |
| Rwanda | Argues that diplomatic dialogue has failed and that the original contract mandates payment despite the program's discontinuation. |
| United Kingdom | Refuses any further payments in the name of protecting the British taxpayer , the agreement having been ruled illegal by the Supreme Court in 2023. |
This standoff is taking place in an already deteriorating climate. Last year, London suspended part of its financial aid to Rwanda, citing Kigali's alleged support for the M23 rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo — an accusation that Rwandan authorities describe as a "punitive" measure.
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