Rwanda drops everything for upcoming CHOGM

Migrants at Dover after crossing the English Channel.

Migrants at Dover after crossing the English Channel from France in April. Britain plans to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda under a controversial deal to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey. PHOTO| AFP

Rwanda is walking a tightrope close to hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) scheduled for the week of June 23, as it deals with persistent accusations by its neighbour of interference.

While preparations remain in high gear ahead of the meeting, the ongoing diplomatic row with Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is casting a shadow ahead of the event, forcing government officials to bat away allegations that Kigali has some role in renewed violence.