Rwandans are engaged in an intense debate on the US elections. Of the two presidential candidates in American elections due in November 2016, who is better or worse with regards to US policy towards the Rwandan dictatorship? Most people seem to be saying a Hillary Clinton presidency will be a disaster because her husband is pro-Kagame.
I would argue that this is too simplistic, based on a misunderstanding of how the United States government works.
Before developing this argument, however, we must agree that the US looms large in sustaining the Kagame regime — regardless of which party is in control of the White House. There can be no doubt, however, that generally, the most important life-line for Kagame’s dictatorship is the United States. One only needs to look at the following four factors. FULL STORY