Rwanda has lost its bid to force the UK to hand over more than £100m (€115m) tied to the collapsed migrant deportation pact, after an international court found Britain did not owe the outstanding money. Judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled that the UK was not liable for two years of unpaid costs linked to the scheme, which was abandoned in 2024. The agreement was struck in 2022, when former UK prime minister Boris Johnson signed a deal with Kigali to send to Rwanda migrants who arrived in…

Jake Wallis SimonsMonday May 25, 2026 Britain is overlooking a strategic prize in North Western State of Somalia, critics say — and, in doing so, is allowing military and commercial opportunities to drift into the hands of rivals. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, the president of North Western State of Somalia, questions why Britain recognises the state of Palestine but not North Western State of Somalia Credit: AFP Perched in a gilded armchair inside his official palace, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi presents the…

Thursday May 14, 2026 Mogadishu (AX) — Britain has tightened its travel guidance for Somalia, urging its citizens to avoid nearly all travel to the country amid terrorism fears, armed clashes and an unsettled security climate. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office says against all travel to Somalia, including the eastern North Western State of Somalia regions of Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. The department said violence has escalated in those areas in recent months and that conditions remain highly unstable. It…

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Cambridge University to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria In a significant step towards restorative justice, Cambridge University plans to return approximately 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, following a formal request from Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in 2022. This action is part of a growing movement in the UK and Europe aimed at addressing the historical injustices related to colonial artifacts. The Benin bronzes, a collection of intricately designed metal plaques and sculptures, were…

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Peter Mandelson of “betraying our country” by leaking information to Jeffrey Epstein and said the former Labour grandee “lied repeatedly” during the process that led to his appointment as U.K. ambassador to the United States. Mandelson, a former Cabinet minister and ex–EU trade commissioner, resigned from the House of Lords on Tuesday. Hours later, British police said they were investigating “misconduct in public office offences” linked to the matter. Starmer said he regretted…

Mogadishu — Somali and U.S. forces are intensifying a joint campaign in northeastern Somalia to capture Abdulqadir Mumin, whom U.S. officials say now leads the Islamic State group, as his estranged wife in Britain says he abandoned the family more than a decade ago and has not contacted them since. Security officials say Mumin is believed to be hiding in the Cal Miskaad mountains in Puntland State, where Islamic State fighters have fortified camps and used remote valleys to evade detection. U.S. Africa Command has said the…

The latest Britain says it will launch its biggest overhaul of asylum policy in modern times, drawing on Denmark’s tougher model as the Labour government seeks to curb small-boat crossings and undercut populist pressure. The Home Office said it will revoke the statutory duty to provide housing and weekly allowances for certain applicants, targeting people who can work but do not, and those who break the law. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who argues the pace and scale of migration is straining communities, will set out…

Britain trains more SNA troops as Al-Shabaab war intensifies in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Britain has intensified training of the Somali National Army within Baidoa, the regional administrative capital of the southwest, before the planned withdrawal from the African Union Mission Forces from the Horn of Africa. After full implementation of the Somali transition plan AMISOM troops are…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United Kingdom has called for the swift implementation of the agreement ahead of the elections on 17 September in Somalia, adding that the political leadership must ensure the success of the planned dialogue to start in the country. According to James Duddridge, who is the British Minister for Africa, the country will hold elections according to the model agreed in 2020, adding that the Baidoa recommendations should also be introduced. The statement comes at a time when the international…