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It would be funny if it weren't so tragic. Back when Fred Rwigyema and his brothers-in-arms created the RPF, dreaming of a new Rwanda, did they ever imagine Kagame - the skinny guy no one liked or trusted - wd end up president for life, claiming to win 99.15 pct of the vote?
Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA)
@rbarwanda15 Jul 2024
BREAKING Partial results from Rwanda's presidential elections show Paul Kagame leading with 99.15% of the vote. Opposition candidates Frank Habineza and Philippe Mpayimana have received 0.53% and 0.32% respectively. #RBAnews #Amatora2024
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That interesting moment when you are told that the three years of online harassment you've experienced was both state-organised and professionally contracted out. theguardian.com/world/2024/j…

I criticised Rwanda, now I wake up screaming after sustained online attacks | Michela Wrong

Sockpuppet accounts launched a smear campaign after a book about Paul Kagame’s extraterritorial assassination campaign

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"Rwanda has no interest in creating conflict with our neighbours". Astonishing statement as Rwanda has been in conflict, at one time or another, with all of its four neighbours since 1994. Resumption of precolonial practices, when Rwanda was an aggressive state.
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Good god, he noticed. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…

UK government admits Rwanda has ‘issues with its human rights record’

Assessment comes despite claims by Rishi Sunak that Rwanda is safe when making case for asylum policy

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This is the part of the Rwanda asylum story no Conservative MP is ever interested in discussing: what Rwanda is doing in eastern Congo, where its puppet rebel group has created a massive humanitarian crisis. Human Rights Watch's latest report on the M23: hrw.org/news/2023/06/13/dr-c…

DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022. Attacks with explosive weapons in populated...

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“The president of Rwanda Paul Kagame is like the Putin of Africa” Political activist Bill Browder says the idea of sending “political refugees” to Rwanda is “absurd” #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3NhXOSY
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Researchers estimate that if the top 1% of Americans paid the full amount of taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion a year. That’s just UNPAID taxes. Not new or higher taxes. How about we make them pay their fair share and use the money to invest in the American people?
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Freedom House lists Rwanda as one of the six worst practitioners of transnational repression in its yearly report, just out. It's the only African state in that group. Stunning that James Cleverly has just deemed Rwanda a safe place and worthy partner. freedomhouse.org/report/tran…

Transnational Repression

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Inflation rose 14% between July 2020 and July 2022. But corporate profits rose by 75% over those two years — five times as fast as inflation. Don’t tell me corporations have no choice but to raise prices.
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The sinking foreign aid and currency depreciation are hitting Kagame’s Singapore of Africa mightily. Between 2019 and 2023, US aid to Rwanda shrunk by nearly 50%. This has dire consequences for Rwanda’s basic health &HIV/AIDS whose US support fell by 50%. medium.com/@david.himbara_27…
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At the @washingtonpost Global Women’s Summit @AnaiseKanimba talks about what Rwandans are subject to under the authoritarian regime: “In Rwanda any body who speaks the truth, says what the gov doesn’t want to hear finds themselves in prison.Often they don’t have any due process ”
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Suella Braverman, the champion of Britain's project to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, is summarily sacked just two days before the Supreme Court is due to announce whether that policy is legal or not. Interesting times! bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-polit…
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Some followers ask documentation. There are many reliable reports, but this summarises it pretty well: copperbeltkatangamining.com/…

Global Witness publishes details of fraudulent export of Congolese minerals from Rwanda - Copperb...

Entitled "The ITSCI Laundromat: How a due diligence scheme appears to launder conflict minerals", the study by Global Witness reveals that the Chain

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Many studies show that much of this comes from #DRC.
Facts On Rwanda
@FactsOnRwanda7 Nov 2023
Rwanda's Mineral Exports Surge: Q3 2023 Witnesses 22.4% Growth, Driven by Key Minerals Such as Cassiterite, Coltan, Wolfram, and Gold. 📈 RMB #FactsOnRwanda
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We don’t have to choose between defending Israel and aiding Palestinian civilians. We can and must do both.
Washington Post Opinions
@PostOpinions31 Oct 2023
“Any member of Congress who cares about Israel’s enduring security — or America’s, for that matter — should support both defense and humanitarian assistance to address this conflict,” @SecBlinken writes in a guest opinion. Read his op-ed here: wapo.st/3SmPvsh
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The upward redistribution of wealth over the past 40 years has shifted $50 trillion from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. That’s $50 trillion that would have gone into the paychecks of working Americans. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize #Kitshanga, #Kinyandonyi and #Ngwenda as Congolese residents flee. voaafrica.com/a/renewed-figh…

Renewed Fighting Breaks Truce in Congo

GOMA - Violent clashes in eastern DR Congo this weekend pitted M23 rebels against pro-government soldiers and armed groups, stirring up tension in the strategic Masisi region, sources from the area...

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This unfortunately happens too often in #Rwanda. Great things are announced with fanfare but don't happen. They then quietly disappear from the radar. @ChroniclesRW.
The Chronicles@ChroniclesRW19 Oct 2023
UPDATE: What happened to MTN “The Connect Rwanda Campaign” to distribute 1million smartphones launched in December 2019. Probe has found only 44,262 phones were pledged, and 26,599 were actually distributed to target beneficiaries. This is 2.6% of total plan, says probe report
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Over the past year, the 400 richest Americans increased their fortunes by $500B. They now own $4.5T in wealth. Meanwhile, a majority of Americans can’t afford a $1,000 emergency expense. This is unsustainable for our economy and democracy.
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It should. But, sadly, it almost certainly won't. hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/uk-s…

The UK Should Abandon Its Rwanda Asylum Deal, Once and For All

The UK should be speaking up against human rights violations by the Rwandan government and abandon its dangerous asylum deal once and for all.

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