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Rwanda is “not a prison state” and repeated assurances that authorities will not be able to stop migrants leaving the country if they wish – giving rise to questions over whether some may try to make their way back to the UK again.

— Doris Picard Uwicyeza

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Source: Critics paint unfair picture of Africa as a ‘hell-hole’ – Rwandan government Independent (22 July 2022)
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