President Paul Kagame blames the world for failing to prevent the 1994 genocide in his country
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President Paul Kagame blames the world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide with lingering scars. An estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years.
President Paul Kagame addressed world leaders at a ceremony marking 30 years since the brutal killings. President Kagame: "The world failed us in 1994, Rwanda's first genocide" President: "We are not here to blame the world for Rwanda's failure to stop the genocide"
Paul Kagame uses culture to keep Rwandans on message. The uses and abuses of the arts 30 years after the genocide are still at issue. The Rwandan president uses the arts to keep his country on track during his rule of state of mind. Kagame's Rwandan government has been in touch with the arts for 30 years.
Rwanda’s president once welcomed the Hollywood film. His recent attacks on the movie and its protagonist show that his government cannot handle dissent.
The president’s critics outside of Africa are failing to acknowledge the complexities of governing post-genocide.
Patrick Karegeya was once among Rwanda’s most powerful men. He had fallen out with the regime of President Paul Kagame. He was granted asylum in South Africa, where he was put under state protection. But on New Years Eve, he was found dead in a Johannesburg hotel room.