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Paul Kagame

DRC foreign minister confirms ongoing talks with US on minerals
Politics
/ 27 March 2025

DRC foreign minister confirms ongoing talks with US on minerals

Therese Wagner said no deal had been made with the Trump administration but Kinshasa was exploring forms of cooperation

By Emsie Ferreira
The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC
Thought Leader
/ 21 February 2025

The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC

The March 23 Movement is filling administrative positions in Goma
and Rwanda may do the same in Kivu

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
Ramaphosa welcomes outcome of summit on eastern DRC
Africa
/ 10 February 2025

Ramaphosa welcomes outcome of summit on eastern DRC

Southern and East African leaders gave military commanders five days to give technical direction on an immediate ceasefire

By Emsie Ferreira
Lamola mends fences with Rwandan counterpart
Politics
/ 31 January 2025

Lamola mends fences with Rwandan counterpart

The two ministers spoke a day after Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took exception to a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa and launched a verbal attack on X

By Emsie Ferreira
Kagame’s verbal attack complicates Ramaphosa bid to stem DRC conflict
Politics
/ 31 January 2025

Kagame’s verbal attack complicates Ramaphosa bid to stem DRC conflict

The Rwandan president is defying international pressure to withdraw his soldiers from eastern DRC where they are backing militia

By Emsie Ferreira
Kagame says South Africa not equipped to mediate in DRC, warns of confrontation
National
/ 30 January 2025

Kagame says South Africa not equipped to mediate in DRC, warns of confrontation

The Rwandan president accused president Cyril Ramaphosa and officials of distorting talks between the two, calling it a mix of attacks, lies, and misrepresentation

By Des Erasmus
Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa
Politics
/ 30 January 2025

Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda, the perceived backer of the M23 rebels

By Emsie Ferreira
Lamola condemns Rwanda’s role in DRC conflict as SA loses more soldiers
National
/ 28 January 2025

Lamola condemns Rwanda’s role in DRC conflict as SA loses more soldiers

The South African Defence Force confirmed four more of its troops have died, bringing the number lost in the rebel advance on Goma to 13

By Emsie Ferreira
Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion
Opinion
/ 30 July 2024

Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion

President Paul Kagame may have revived the country after the 1994 genocide but his actions have prevented any meaningful opposition and accusations of intimidation, torture and assassination

By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tendai Murisa
Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote
Africa
/ 16 July 2024

Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote

With 65 percent of the population aged under 30, Kagame is the only leader most Rwandans have ever known

By Afp
Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced
Opinion
/ 11 July 2024

Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced

Dropping democracy for aspirant autocrats who will put everything in order with a big stick might not be all it’s cracked up to be

By Ross Harvey
African leaders repeat calls for financing reform
Business
/ 31 May 2024

African leaders repeat calls for financing reform

Heads of state met at the African Development Bank’s gathering this week, where they mulled an overhaul of the world’s financial architecture

By Sarah Smit
Rwanda opposition figure barred from election race
Africa
/ 17 May 2024

Rwanda opposition figure barred from election race

Bernard Ntaganda, a fierce critic of President Paul Kagame, had petitioned the high court in a bid to set aside convictions dating back more than a decade

By Agence France Presse
Human rights report details onslaught on Rwandan dissidents
Africa
/ 10 October 2023

Human rights report details onslaught on Rwandan dissidents

It says the international community has failed to recognise and stem the persecution of Rwandan refugees and critics of the Kagame regime

By Emsie Ferreira
Sex, lies and social media: Women and African politics
Africa
/ 2 September 2023

Sex, lies and social media: Women and African politics

There is growing evidence of women across the continent facing online disinformation campaigns

By Mary Kulundu
Rwanda fed false intelligence to US and Interpol as it pursued political dissidents abroad
Africa
/ 8 November 2022

Rwanda fed false intelligence to US and Interpol as it pursued political dissidents abroad

A classified FBI report confirms that US law enforcement has long known of Rwandan intelligence operations against civilians on its soil

By Carlos Mureithi and Kira Zalan
Rwanda refugees fear extradition from Mozambique
Africa
/ 26 June 2022

Rwanda refugees fear extradition from Mozambique

Mozambique and Rwanda’s new deal comes after 19 people ‘agreed’ to return home

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent
War in Mozambique follows those who fled from the coast
Africa
/ 31 January 2022

War in Mozambique follows those who fled from the coast

With regional forces retaking Cabo Delgado, insurgents turn their attention inland

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent
‘Waiting for jail’: Rwandan YouTuber defies personal risks
Africa
/ 7 December 2021

‘Waiting for jail’: Rwandan YouTuber defies personal risks

While Kagame has won praise for bringing stability and economic growth to Rwanda, he has also come under fire for cracking down on political freedoms.

By Marion Douet
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina gets 25 years behind bars
Africa
/ 26 September 2021

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina gets 25 years behind bars

Paul Rusesabagina — credited with saving hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide — was recently found guilty of terrorism, after being ‘tricked’ into custody by the Kagame regime

By Simon Allison and The Continent
Kagame: Rwanda is paying for the Cabo Delgado intervention’
Africa
/ 14 September 2021

Kagame: Rwanda is paying for the Cabo Delgado intervention’

Responding to widespread claims that France is funding Rwandan forces, the president says ‘no one is sponsoring’ his army

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent and The Continent
Rwanda’s involvement in Ramaphosa phone surveillance will further strain relations
National
/ 22 July 2021

Rwanda’s involvement in Ramaphosa phone surveillance will further strain relations

But experts doubt the South African intelligence community has the capacity even to establish whether Ramaphosa’s phone was compromised

By Emsie Ferreira
A number of countries are offering military support to Mozambique to quell violent extremism in Cabo Delgado
Africa
/ 7 July 2021

A number of countries are offering military support to Mozambique to quell violent extremism in Cabo Delgado

The countries offering training are the SADC, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain and the United States while it appears that Rwanda ‘has plans to deploy’

By Craig Moffat
Interview with Michela Wrong: The tool of power in Rwanda is fear
Africa
/ 25 April 2021

Interview with Michela Wrong: The tool of power in Rwanda is fear

Michela Wrong debunks the myth of Rwanda as a model developmental state and a poster child for Western aid, the theme of her latest book

By Rasna Warah
France ‘bears significant responsibility’ for enabling Rwandan genocide, report finds
Africa
/ 20 April 2021

France ‘bears significant responsibility’ for enabling Rwandan genocide, report finds

The damning Muse report, commissioned by the Rwandan government, labels France a ‘collaborator’ of the Hutu regime, but falls short of labelling the country as complicit

By Agence France Presse
Africa could produce a Covid-19 vaccine sooner than you think
Africa
/ 15 April 2021

Africa could produce a Covid-19 vaccine sooner than you think

In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?

By Laura López González
In conversation with Kizito Mihigo, the gospel singer who died in a Rwandan jail
Africa
/ 16 February 2021

In conversation with Kizito Mihigo, the gospel singer who died in a Rwandan jail

‘The only thing they want is for us to sing the praises of President Kagame,’ said Kizito Mihigo, in one of the last interviews before his death.

By Benedict Moran
The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression
Opinion
/ 4 February 2021

The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression

Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back

By Isabel Linzer
Exclusive: Top-secret testimonies implicate Rwanda’s president in war crimes
Africa
/ 29 November 2020

Exclusive: Top-secret testimonies implicate Rwanda’s president in war crimes

Explosive witness testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda implicates Paul Kagame and the RPF in mass killings before, during and after the 1994 genocide.

By Judi Rever and Benedict Moran
The African Union’s (un)official statement on the US elections
Africa
/ 1 October 2020

The African Union’s (un)official statement on the US elections

The United States has never been shy to pass judgment on African elections. What does it look like when Africa passes judgment on America’s chaotic vote?

By Babatunde Fagbayibo
Why we must fight to secure places for more women and young people in politics
Africa
/ 30 September 2020

Why we must fight to secure places for more women and young people in politics

Too often, governments talk the talk on gender equality, but fail to walk the walk

By Nic Cheeseman and Winihin Jemide
Why do presidents cling to power?
Africa
/ 24 August 2020

Why do presidents cling to power?

Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like

By Simon Allison, Dhashen Moodley and Kiri Rupiah
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