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Kagame and British Politicians’ Bromance Collapsed – UK Foreign Aid Dried Up while Criticism of the Rwandan Strongman Sharpened

Project Umubano: A Close Look At How Politics Can Kill

By David Himbara

General Paul Kagame used to be the darling of British politicians. Of late, British foreign aid to their favourite strongman has sharply dropped – Rwanda is not in the top 10 recipients of British aid. Further, the UK is openly critical of Kagame’s extrajudicial killings and other atrocities.

General Paul Kagame has dealt with five British prime ministers from 1994 to 2021, namely, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson. The British conservative and labour politicians used to pile foreign aid onto Rwanda and sing praises to the Rwandan strongman. But of late, Rwanda does not…

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