Post by Henry Emeka (@Emekus)

How much the U.S. is paying African countries
Rwanda
~$7.5 million in U.S. financial support.

Rwanda agreed to accept up to 250 deportees.

Eswatini
$5.1 million to “build border and migration management capacity.”

Eswatini agreed to accept up to 160 deportees.

Equatorial Guinea
Part of a broader set of payments totaling over $32 million shared among several countries.

Equatorial Guinea alone has received direct payments (exact amount not broken out publicly), and has taken 29 deportees.

Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DR Congo
These countries are participating in “third‑country deportation” deals.

Payments are not individually itemized, but they are included in the $32+ million total.

DR Congo’s deal specifies the U.S. will pay all costs of the deportations.

Total U.S. spending on these deportation deals
Senate Foreign Relations Committee report: Over $32 million in direct payments to Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Eswatini, El Salvador, and Palau.

Total program cost by January 2026: More than $40 million.
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/rwanda-and-2-other-african-countries-received-dollar32m-from-us-in-deportation-deals/slbcbnb?utm_source=copilot.com

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