But it is also one of the region’s most threatening thugs
Paul Kagame may cut a slight figure, yet no one would ever accuse him of lacking stamina—or ambition. He has run Rwanda for almost 30 years since he led a rebel army that toppled its genocidal regime in 1994, but shows no sign of flagging. Last month he said he would run for a fourth presidential term in elections next year. He will almost certainly win because many opponents are too frightened to stand against him, some having been locked up before previous polls.
They have also won the gratitude of Western policymakers, helping Rwanda gain access to military training and equipment from NATO members, says J Peter Pham, an American former diplomat in Africa. Over the past few years, however, Mr Kagame has moved on to provide troops directly to embattled governments. In 2020 he sent almost 1,000 soldiers to fight rebels threatening Faustin-Archange Touadéra, the president of the CAR, where they fought alongside Wagner mercenaries.
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