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Author: Theogene Rudasingwa

Theogene Rudasingwa

Dr Theogene Rudasingwa was President Paul Kagame’s Chief of Staff (2000-2004). He was formerly Rwanda’s Ambassador to the United States (1996-1999) and Secretary-General of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (1993-1996). In 2011, he was sentenced in absentia to 24 years in jail on charges of threatening state security and propagating ethnic divisions. He belongs to the Tutsi ethnic group and lives in exile in the US.

  • President Paul Kagame. Credit: ITU/J.Ohle
    PoliticsRwanda
    By Theogene Rudasingwa
    August 10, 2017
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    Paul Kagame’s life-presidency: The world abandons Rwanda again

    Following Kagame’s 99% election win, his former chief of staff speaks out against the international community’s uncritical support for the president.  On 4 August, Rwanda’s President ...
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