UK and Rwanda Face Arbitration Over £100m Migrant Deportation Deal

Britain and Rwanda squared off at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on March 18 over unpaid sums from a collapsed 2022 migrant relocation pact. Kigali says London still owes more than £100 million after the UK’s highest court struck down the scheme as unlawful. Rwanda’s Justice Minister, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, told arbitrators that his country regretted taking legal action but had no choice after what he called the UK’s refusal to honour agreed payments. Kigali seeks two outstanding annual instalments of £50 million plus £6 million linked to a parallel refugee-hosting agreement. The policy, launched under Boris Johnson and scrapped by Keir Starmer in July 2024, saw just four voluntary removals. Britain rejects Rwanda’s claims, calling them politically driven and tied to a suspended aid package amid allegations Rwanda backs the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo.

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