an agreement, for what reasons?

It is a contract concluded between Rwanda and the United Kingdom which had a strong media coverage. The United Kingdom indeed wishes to return illegal migrants who have returned to its territory… to Rwanda! For the host country to accept, a financial agreement has been made between the two countries. “Officially, these are noble and very good reasons that push Rwanda to welcome these migrants from the United Kingdom.“, begins Nicolas Bertrand, correspondent for franceinfo in Africa.

However, Nicolas Bertrand nuances this statement. According to what he observed in Kigali, he relief two other reasons for this reception of migrants. “The first is prosaic, financial“because the UK will pay”144 million euros” in return. And in the 14th poorest country on the planet, it is a sum that is not negligible. There are also political and diplomatic reasons, because by acting in this way, Rwanda appears as a credible ally of the United Kingdom.