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Rwanda

Population: 13.86m
GDP: $13.7bn
Debt: 69.9% of GDP (2024)

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The price of minerals

The EU’s difficult relations with Rwanda were exposed last week when a series of MEPs demanded that Brussels’s minerals deal with Kigali be re-opened or scrapped because of...


Kigali tightens its security grip as Nyusi bows out

The furore over Mozambique’s national elections this month may complicate Rwanda’s military role in the northern Cabo Delgado province

Rwanda’s military, invited by President Filipe Nyusi to push back insurgents and guard the gas export plant in Cabo Delgado, is expanding its security operations and business interests...


Goma under siege

Massive human rights abuses, including the murder and rape of refugees and blockades of humanitarian aid, have been committed by the Rwandan army and the M23 militia group...


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Kagame unleashes new military purge

The President has given the defence force a significant clear-out with some officers dismissed for misconduct

A day after holding talks with Rwanda’s military leaders about the country’s security priorities, President Paul Kagame announced a second major purge of military officials in as many...

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EU envoy to great lakes

A three-month impasse over the EU’s choice of Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region has been resolved with the appointment of Swedish diplomat Johan Borgstam. The episode...


More Soviet than usual

Winning the three previous elections with more than 90% was not enough for President Paul Kagame. Partial results announced on 16 July gave the president a Soviet-style 99.15%...


Pro-Kigali propagandists caught using Artificial Intelligence tools

A new report suggests the Rwandan government’s backers on X have been using Large Language Models to flood the platform

A coordinated online campaign promoting the Rwandan government’s projects and policies has been caught using Large Language Models (LLMs), including ChatGPT, and related Artificial Intelligence tools to mass-produce...

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A landslide victory foretold, again

Two of the strongest opposition candidates have been barred from running, handing incumbent Paul Kagame another Soviet-style win

Few Rwandans are expecting surprises when they head to the polls on 15 July to vote in the country’s general election. The three candidates cleared to run for...


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