He long ago quashed any semblance of democracy in Rwanda, and is regularly returned to power with over 90% of the vote
guilty of links to terrorist groups and sentenced him to 25 years in jail. His real crime, however, was to oppose President Paul Kagame. Mr Rusesabagina had been kidnapped in order to stand trial in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, in proceedings widely condemned as a travesty of justice. That has been the fate, and much worse, of many who have stood up to Mr Kagame. Mr Rusesabagina, however, is no ordinary Rwandan.
Yet through it all, whereas other dictators have been blackballed and sanctioned, Mr Kagame has enjoyed the enthusiastic backing of Western politicians, and in particular the largesse of their governments’ aid agencies. Rwanda has received about 50% more aid per person than comparable countries in the region. The World Bank has committed about $4bn to Rwanda since 1994.
If the arbitrary justice meted out to his opponents does not dent Mr Kagame’s reputation, perhaps his record on development will. It was previously his strongest suit, but Rwanda’s government has recently been accused of manipulating statistics to improve its apparent economic performance. Certainly, there is a consensus now that the rapid growth of previous years has evaporated.
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