Rwanda not ‘trading people’ on UK asylum deal – Kagame

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says his country is not “trading human beings”, in his his first comments on Rwanda’s deal with the UK on migrants.

Under the deal, asylum seekers arriving in the UK on small boats will be relocated to Rwanda for processing and resettlement.

The controversial £120m ($15m) deal has made global headlines and the authorities in both countries have faced criticism.

Mr Kagame – who was on a visit to Congo-Brazzaville, Jamaica, and Barbados when the deal was signed – said it would be a mistake to think Rwanda was just getting money for migrants.