The furious debate about Rwanda and its autocratic president
Western admirers call Rwanda a model. Defectors paint a darker picture
RWANDA IS PREPARING to put on a show. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting begins on June 21st in Kigali, the capital. And if, despite the pandemic, foreign bigwigs come, President Paul Kagame wants them to be safe, comfortable and impressed.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Paragon or prison?”
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