Rwanda (Vol 18, 2021)
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Rwanda continued to pursue its foreign policy agenda this year, positioning itself as a military and political actor in sub-Saharan Africa. Troop deployments to Mozambique and car illustrated this geopolitical strategy. While relations with Burundi improved significantly and relations with drc also remained stable, there were no signals of rapprochement with Uganda. With the first state visit since 2010, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, marked a milestone in the rapprochement of the two states. Domestically, the court case against Paul Rusesabagina, former manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali and known for his role during the genocide, dominated the headlines. He was found guilty of supporting the armed opposition and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Opposition leaders and critical actors on social media were increasingly the focus of investigations. Several journalists were arrested and imprisoned. The socioeconomic situation improved and the economy grew significantly again after the coronavirus-induced downturn the previous year. Higher unemployment and poverty rates remained a source of concern. With one of the highest vaccination rates on the continent, Rwanda nevertheless came through the crisis comparatively well.
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Rwanda (Vol 18, 2021)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Erik Plänitz in
Current site
Google Scholar
(4,815 words)