Hope Hostel was once home to genocide survivors – now it will house UK migrants

Hope Hostel, one of the place where the asylum seekers are expected to arrive (Atulinda Allan/AP)

Rwanda says it is ready to receive migrants from Britain after the UK Government this week approved a long-stalled and controversial Bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting some of them to the East African country.

There is a place ready and waiting for some of the migrants – a refurbished Hope Hostel in the vibrant upscale neighbourhood of Kagugu, an area of the Rwandan capital of Kigali that is home to many expats and several international schools.