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Rwanda Heads To The Polls As Kagame Makes Fourth-term Bid

Rwandans will vote in elections on Monday, with President Paul Kagame widely expected to extend his iron-fisted rule and sweep to victory in a race featuring the same candidates he defeated seven years ago.

International Business Times

Rwanda’s Tutsi minority has been in power for 30 years – but study finds ethnicity doesn’t matter to people if their needs are met

Thirty years ago, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, a predominantly Tutsi armed group, took over Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city – and soon after, the country’s governance. This victory occurred amid a horrific genocide masterminded by a Hutu-dominated regime. Rwanda’s main ethnic groups are the Hutu, who make up a majority of…

The Conversation

The 'Kagame generation': Many young Rwandans support president, but others seek change

Rwandans are expected to re-elect Paul Kagame to a fourth term in next month's presidential election. Having guided the country since he put an end to the genocide of the Tutsis in 1994, the president presents himself as a father figure, guaranteeing stability and prosperity for millions of citizens. For…

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Rwanda’s military support to other countries is part of a strategy to boost its reputation

Rwanda is one of Africa’s geographically smallest countries. However, its foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention.

The Conversation

Rwanda marks 30 years since France's contested mission to stem 1994 genocide

This Saturday marks a milestone for Rwanda: 30 years since Operation Turquoise, the controversial French-led military intervention launched in the final weeks of the 1994 genocide. The anniversary revives questions over France's role in the events of 1994, and the diplomatic tensions between Paris and Kigali that have marked the…

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda's Kagame reacts to recent comments by exiled opponent Rusesabagina

As part of an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Rwandan President Paul Kagame reacted to recent comments by exiled opponent Paul Rusesabagina, who was depicted in the film "Hotel Rwanda" for his heroic role in saving lives during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

France 24

Rwanda 'ready to fight' with DR Congo if necessary, President Paul Kagame says

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the tense relations between his country and neighbouring DR Congo. He said Rwanda is "ready" to go to war with DR Congo if necessary.

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Rwanda publishes list of presidential candidates with only three names retained

The final list of candidtates for Rwanda's elections on 15 July has been published. There are only three candidates including the incumbent President, Paul Kagame.

Radio France Internationale

Kagame To Face Two Challengers In Rwanda Vote

Rwandan President Paul Kagame will face two challengers in next month's election, according to a provisional list published Thursday.

International Business Times

Rwanda’s top UK diplomat oversaw use of Interpol to target regime opponents

Exclusive: Johnston Busingye formally appointed days after UK agreed Rwanda asylum deal with Paul Kagame in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda is transforming and growing — but at what cost?

Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal?

WEKU

Rwanda’s role in eastern DRC conflict: why international law is failing to end the fighting

The power of international law lies in its potential to offer alternatives to force and violence. The ideal is that states submit their grievances to a court rather than duke them out on a battlefield, or carry them out against civilians.

The Conversation

US Blames Rwanda For Deadly Attack On Displaced Camp In DR Congo

The United States has accused Rwanda of involvement in a deadly attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a claim dismissed as "absurd" by Kigali on Saturday.

International Business Times

Rwandan opposition leader asks court to restore her civic rights

Rwanda's Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, a prominent opposition figure and government critic, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights, including the right to stand in the next elections.

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Rwandan opposition leader voices doubts Kigali will stick to UK asylum deal

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza says her banning shows Rwandan government does not adhere to international law

AAP

Refugees on healing path 30 years after Rwanda genocide

Survivors of the Rwanda genocide in Australia have gathered to provide testimonies of their journeys three decades after 800,000 people were killed in 100 days.

Evening Standard

'Progressive' Rwanda is safe for gay migrants, UK minister Michael Tomlinson insists

The claim comes after Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell said ‘Kigali is arguably safer than London’

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Struggling to control his anger, Tetchy Rishi went full on aggressive-aggressive

Terse addition of ‘RIGHT?’ to his sentences is a warning sign the prime minister is yet again struggling to control his anger

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Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide

Paul Kagame flew to UK for Champions League match while national police told citizens to restrict activities including football

WEKU

His story inspired 'Hotel Rwanda.' Now he's speaking out against the government

Paul Rusesabagina, whose life inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, and his daughter, Anaïse Kanimba, have been vocal critics of Rwanda's current president, Paul Kagame.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda-backed rebels are choking the Congolese people, yet this is one conflict the world can easily end

Kagame’s regime is funding rape, killings and torture by the M23 militia, who have now cut off the city of Goma. But he can be stopped

The Guardian - UK

Sunak welcomes Kagame to No 10 as Rwanda scheme hits fresh snags

Meeting to discuss PM’s key policy overshadowed by reports of lack of housing for deportees or airline to remove them from UK

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak meets Rwanda President Paul Kagame amid migrant flat sale row

The Prime Minister met the Rwandan president on Tuesday amid reports that more than 100 properties earmarked for migrants deported from Britain tp the African nation have been sold.

Al Jazeera

Where Rwanda’s genocide perpetrators and survivors live side by side

A man killed his friend’s husband because he was Tutsi. Now the two live together in a ‘reconciliation village’.

Radio France Internationale

The world 'failed us all' says Rwanda's Kagame in genocide commemorations

Rwanda has paid solemn tribute to victims of the genocide, 30 years after ethnic Hutu extremists killed more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said the international community had "failed" his country by not intervening to prevent the massacre.

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