McAlpine and Jeremy Jordan in “Floyd Collins” in New York. (Joan Marcus via AP)
who was tricked onto a Kigali-bound aircraft while visiting Dubai. He was later freed after Biden administration pressure.Rwanda is also criticized over its aggressive military actions in the region. United Nations experts have documented
that this year seized two cities in neighboring eastern Congo, an area rich in mineral wealth. The unrest led to fears of a resurgence of regional war, and a number of Western countries. Rwanda has said it is defending ethnic Tutsis in Congo.The Trump administration, which sanctioned a Rwandan government minister and cited links to the rebels, is
. Agreeing to take in deportees from the U.S. could improve Rwanda’s standing with Washington and others.Rwanda in 2019 struck a deal with the U.N. refugee agency to help take in migrants removed from Libya, where many people trying to reach Europe have
. The U.N. says the transit center in Rwanda has capacity for 700 evacuees. Late last year, it said over 2,400 people had been assisted in what is meant to be a temporary stay during efforts to find “long-term solutions” including resettlement elsewhere.
Before its deal with Britain collapsed, Rwanda showed off another transit center, a refurbished hostel in Kigali, that could host 100 people, with more accommodations made available as needed.MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A suicide bomber in the
on Sunday targeted young recruits waiting to register at a military camp, killing at least 13 and wounding 21 others, witnesses said.Mogadishu has been repeatedly targeted by
which has waged an insurgency for over a decade. The group frequently attacks military and government sites as part of its effort to impose its strict interpretation of Islamic law.“There was a loud explosion, and immediately people began running in all directions. Bodies were everywhere,” said Abdulkadir Hassan Mohamed, a tuk-tuk driver who witnessed the blast.