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The country cannot be deterred by different opinions from elsewhere because Rwanda and Rwandans know what it means to be a refugee or asylum seeker, and cannot abandon those in dire need for safety.

— Yolande Makolo

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Our call is for everyone to commit to what was agreed on with Nairobi and Luanda Protocol so we can move towards peace and stability.

Rwanda will maintain a welcoming policy and record of caring for refugees, adding that the political judgments made today were unjustified."

Rwanda is doing it for the right reasons and that the country has the experience of being a welcoming place for people living in precarious conditions.

On the wider issues covered in the piece, the broken global migration system is failing to protect the vulnerable, and empowering criminal smuggling gangs at an immeasurable human cost.”

We do hope they chose to stay with and following the footsteps of so many who have made Rwanda their home and have flourished here

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