UK restricts DRC visas over migrant return row

A row between the United Kingdom and the Democratic Republic of the Congo has escalated over what London calls Kinshasa’s refusal to cooperate with its new policy of returning undocumented migrants and people convicted of crimes.

On Saturday, the UK’s Home Secretary announced that she was stripping the DRC of fast-track visa service and preferential treatment for VIPs and government officials. Shabana Mahmoud warned that London could…