Paul Kagame: ‘Congo leaders cannot make Rwanda the scapegoat’

By François Soudan

Posted on Monday, 30 January 2023 10:54, updated on Tuesday, 31 January 2023 12:06
Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president, in Kigali, January 17, 2023.
Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president, in Kigali, January 17, 2023. © Vincent Fournier for JAMG

M23 rebellion, a showdown with Félix Tshisekedi, criticism from the international community, reception of migrants, but also longevity in power and the Rwandan presidential election of 2024… An exclusive interview with Rwanda's president Paul Kagame.

Politically, diplomatically, and economically, Rwanda wants to box in a category that is superior to it, gaining access through sheer force of will and strictly enforced governance.

Ever more hotels, ever more malls, ever more order, cleanliness and security… Second, only to Cape Town in the number of congresses and conferences, Kigali offers itself up as the face of Rwandan success.

If in terms of notoriety and brand image, Rwanda Inc. now seeks to replace the thousand mass graves of the Tutsi genocide, it is to Paul Kagame that we owe this transformation, undoubtedly unique.

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