This Tuesday, the Cape Verdean government ruled out the possibility of negotiating with the United Kingdom to welcome irregular migrants deported from the British Isles, as it has agreed with Rwanda.
The Cape Verdean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration said in a statement that “this matter has never been addressed” and “the government does not agree to engage in any negotiations in this regard”.
This reaction came after a British newspaper The Times The United Kingdom announced on Monday that Cape Verde and Angola are on the list of countries it could approach if negotiations with other states (such as Costa Rica, Armenia, Cote d'Ivoire and Botswana) fail. Migrants, according to leaked official documents.
The British government's proposed law to deport migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda has returned to the House of Commons for a fresh round of debates and votes on amendments approved in the House of Lords.
The proposed law is considered essential by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who sees it as a strategy to curb irregular migration across the English Channel.
Sunak hopes to see the first deportees depart for Rwanda in the spring, ahead of the election campaign for the next legislative elections scheduled for January 2025.
