Rwandan president Paul Kagame has watched his country's teams suffer many difficult defeats in previous BAL seasons, but this year, he has been present for two wins out of the opening two fixtures.
Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda's army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn country's east.
The Prime Minister has authorised talks with a string of Balkan states that would see the UK pay to send failed asylum seekers overseas to so-called 'return hubs'.