Inside Italy's Negotiations With Rwanda Over a Potential Migrant Hosting Deal Premium

Italy has announced that it has begun negotiations with Rwanda over plans to establish a migrant return hub as part of a new European strategy to speed up the deportation of irregular migrants. Rwanda is among three African countries—alongside Uganda and Ghana—where preliminary discussions are underway on hosting pilot return centres that would be jointly managed by European countries and funded by the European Union. The proposal forms part of Italy’s push for a tougher European approach to irregular migration, following an...