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Beyond post–genocide Rwanda Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by Beyond post–genocide Rwanda Michela Wrongs latest book, Do Not Disturb, the Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad...

In the new book "Do Not Disturb," Michela Wrong examines the uncomfortable reality of a country and a leader often seen as a remarkable success story: post-genocide Rwanda and its president, Paul Kagame.The big picture: Kagame is known as the man who stopped Rwanda's 1994 genocide and set the country on the path to rapid economic development.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeBut Wrong delves into the evidence that K...

There are moments when the international community’s perception of a leader shifts into a new configuration, often for reasons that can’t be entirely logically explained. Myanmar’s Aung San Sui Kyi reached that tipping point during the Rohingya crisis, Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has been undergoing the same transition since war broke out in Tigray, and the same process is taking place with the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame. Today,...

Tuesday, 25 May is set aside to celebrate the formation of the African Union’s predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, in 1963. Since then, Africa Day has become about so much more than one organisation. Civil society has marked the day with various events to highlight the common challenges and victories of African countries. (Photo: journeysbydesign.com/Wikipedia) This year, the African Union will mark the day by launching the long-anticipated Charter for African Cultural Renaissance...

Daily Monitor Sunday May 16 2021 Summary It was revealed recently how Uganda’s public debt has surged to Shs65.82 trillion, forcing government officials to say they are attempting to sweet talk Uganda’s creditors, who include Western institutions such as World Bank and International Monetary Fund. But when this week he was swearing in for another term, President Museveni attacked the West that has largely bankrolled his government. Derrick Kiyonga & Joel Mukisa look at how this complicated ...

Departures Podcast with Michela Wrong By Editor | Published: May 10, 2021 Near the end of this episode, host of the Departures podcast Robert Amsterdam tells his guest, “This is perhaps the best book I’ve ever read on Africa, and I’ve read a lot of books.” Such is the esteem we hold for Michela Wrong, a British journalist who has covered Africa for decades for outlets such as the BBC and the Financial Times. Her latest book, “ Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an Af...

Voices are raised against the NBA launching its new African league in Rwanda May 6, 2021 According to Field Level Media, “The NBA’s Basketball Africa League is slated to open its inaugural, 14-day season on May 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. The league will feature a dozen club teams from across Africa, with all 26 games being held at Kigali Arena in Rwanda and concluding with the title game on May 30. The BAL was initially expected to debut in March 2020 in Dakar, Senegal,” the date postponed due...

President Paul Kagame’s legitimacy is built on myths, argues Michela Wrong.

Interview with Michela Wrong: The tool of power in Rwanda is fear 25 Apr 2021 ‘Kagame’s victims’: A protest against Rwanda’s president in Pretoria in 2014 after the assassination of the country’s former intelligence chief, Patrick Karegeya. His death prompted Michela Wrong (below) to write a book about the murder and the dictatorial regime. Photo: Alexander Joe/AFP It is widely believed that after the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which claimed nearly one million lives, Paul Kagame led a gro...

Is the Wrong book reviving Uganda-Rwanda rivalry? Saturday April 24 2021 Summary  The Rwandan media can be brutal. One outlet published a story accusing me of having committed amarorerwa (genocide?) in Rwanda and that I had been deported from Rwanda because of ruswa (corruption). Advertisement Ms Michela Wrong (what a name?) wrote a book titled ‘Do Not Disturb’. It is on the death of Col Patrick Karegeya in a South African hotel room. Col Karegeya was former director general of Rwanda’s ...