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Convicted individuals are delivered to the Court of Appeal by wardens from the Rwanda Correctionnal Services (RCS) in Rwandan capital, Kigali on April 4, 2022. (Photo by Simon WOHLFAHRT / AFP)
ASSASSINATION

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

  • Carlos Mureithi
  • Kira Zalan
11 min read
Big brother’s watching: A woman walks past surveillance cameras in Akto, in China’s Xinjiang region. China is accused of genocide against the Uyghur people in the region. But the fear of surveillance is trumped by anger at being surveilled, according to the author. Photo: Greg Baker/AFP
ALEXEI NAVALNY

How state surveillance can strengthen citizen dissent

Authoritarian regimes use spying to deter protest. But this can encourage people to stand up for what they believe in

  • Krzysztof Krakowsk
5 min read
The Rwanda Investigation Bureau in October urged citizens to be wary of social media commentators seeking to “undermine national security”, warning of arrests. (Reuters)
AIMABLE KARASIRA

‘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.

  • Marion Douet
4 min read
‘Political prisoner’: Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

‘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…

  • Simon Allison
  • The Continent
3 min read
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ABOUT SOME MEANINGLESS EVENTS

These are not our names. These are not our stories. These are not our gods.

Cinema struggles to tell stories that reflect a contemporary Africa and remains hamstrung by self-serving voices

  • Eli Osei
10 min read
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back. (John McCann/M&G)
ASSASSINATIONS

The Africans in exile who live in fear of transnational repression

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

  • Isabel Linzer
6 min read