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Why does the west support Rwanda's leader Paul Kagame?
It's now 30 years since the Rwandan genocide that saw almost one million citizens die in just 100 days in likely the fastest genocide in history. Soon Rwandans return to the polls where it's almost guaranteed that President Paul Kagame, the leader now for 20 years, will be re-elected.
Despite a dire human rights record and the assassination of perceived critics and enemies, at home and abroad, Kagame remains the "global elite's favourite strongman" and continues to be economically propped up by the West.
Guest: Michela Wrong is the author of Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
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