Rwanda is deeply concerned about the conflict that is taking place across the Western Province border, of which spillover effects continue to endange… - Yolande Makolo

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.

We don't want to lose people to these desperate journeys across the Sahara and across the Mediterranean Sea. We're losing brain power in Africa. We want young Africans to remain here and to build the continent,

What I can say about the treaty that we are working on right now is that it will reemphasise the guarantees that are in the MoUs,"The provisions are already there. So, the reemphasising of these guarantees in the treaty will address the concerns of the court and will reassure anyone who has any worries about asylum seekers being sent back to the countries that they came from. They've already been addressed in the MoU. They will be reemphasised in the treaty."