US EditionRwanda Sues UK for £50M Over Scrapped Deportation Deal
Rwanda seeks £50 million compensation over UK's failure to complete payments and resettlement commitments under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership treaty.
- Rwanda has initiated arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, seeking 50 million pounds over the scrapped Migration and Economic Development Partnership, with the case listed as pending.
- The Migration and Economic Development Partnership became a binding treaty in April 2024, envisaging United Kingdom resettlement of vulnerable refugees, though resettlement arrangements were never finalised.
- After talks failed to produce a shared understanding, Rwanda invoked the treaty's dispute-resolution option, seeking arbitration at the Permanent Court of Arbitration and emphasizing that termination does not affect accrued obligations, Michael Butera said.
- Having already paid 240 million pounds to Kigali, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK will defend taxpayers, with a spokesperson stating: "We will robustly defend our position to protect British taxpayers."
- Beyond the bilateral payments dispute, the case highlights broader rules about state performance and arbitration, underscoring good faith agreements and following a UK Supreme Court ruling and last year’s aid suspension over Rwanda’s M23 backing.
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Rwanda files legal complaint against UK for canceled migration deal
Rwanda announced on Tuesday that it filed a legal complaint in the Hague against the United Kingdom, due to unmet payments from a canceled migration treaty. The Rwandan government filed a Notice of Arbitration in November 2025 to the Permanent Court of Arbitration, under Article 22 of the Treaty between the United Kingdom and Rwanda concerning the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP). It included three claims regarding the UK’s …
Kigali initiated proceedings against London for the payment of £100 million under a migration agreement signed under the previous British government, at which time Rwanda agreed to accept asylum seekers in exchange for this amount.
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Cancelled Asylum Pact: Rwanda Sues UK for £100m
Rwanda has initiated arbitration proceedings against the United Kingdom over a cancelled asylum agreement, claiming the UK owes £100 million (€116 million) worth of payments. The East African nation announced on its official X account that it has involved the Permanent Arbitration Court in The Hague, citing breaches of the Migration and Economic Development Partnership signed in 2022 under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The payments in qu…
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