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​A miniature statue of US President Donald Trump in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 19, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: US’s Iran decision postponed, Court OK’s Trump’s use of the national guard in LA, Rwanda detains top opposition leader

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide whether to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities “in the next two weeks,” a move that re-opens the door to negotiations, but also gives the US more time to position military forces for an operation.

​Rwanda's incumbent President and presidential candidate for the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) Paul Kagame waves to his supporters as he arrives for his final campaign rally in Gahanga, Kicukiro district in Kigali, Rwanda, July 13, 2024.
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Rwanda votes: Kagame looks set to secure fourth term

President Paul Kagame – who won with a suspicious 98.8% of the vote in 2017 – looks set to secure a fourth term.

​Participants hold a candle light night vigil during a commemoration event, known as "Kwibuka" (Remembering), as Rwanda marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Genocide, at the BK arena in Kigali, Rwanda April 7, 2024.
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30 years since Rwanda’s genocide, ethnic violence continues to plague Central Africa

Rwandan President Paul Kagame led a memorial ceremony on Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the genocide that killed more than a million people.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, meet at 10 Downing Street, London.
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UK-Rwanda immigration deal on ice

The UK Court of Appeals in London declared on Thursday that a government plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda while their claims are being processed in the UK is unlawful, ruling that Rwanda could not be deemed as a safe third country.

What We’re Watching: Beijing vax mandate, DRC-Rwanda tensions
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What We’re Watching: Beijing vax mandate, DRC-Rwanda tensions

Beijing gets China's first COVID vaccine mandate, DRC & Rwanda go head to head

Rwanda: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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Rwanda: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has pioneered reforms that have helped stabilize the country (and its economy) after one of the bloodiest conflicts. But have his oppressive tactics made it hard for Rwanda's post-genocide society to fully heal?








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Rwandan President Paul Kagame
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Rwandan President Paul Kagame

Remember when President Trump allegedly referred to many African nations as "sh&#hole countries"? Soon after in Davos, he met with a prominent leader of one of those countries: Rwandan president and head of the African Union, Paul Kagame. In a wide-ranging and candid interview, President Kagame recounts that somewhat...sensitive...conversation and responds to his own critics who point to an increasingly authoritarian government in Kigali.