Kigali, Rwanda: Residents of one of Rwanda's biggest slums accused the government of forcibly evicting them from their homes ahead of a Sunday deadline as police insisted that the relocation process was "smooth".

As drones buzzed overhead with messages urging residents to pack their belongings, police stopped people from entering the Kangondo slum, disparagingly known as "Bannyahe" or "where can I defecate".

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