Rwanda courts Russia and China as ties with America deteriorate

Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Kigali on June 3, 2018. PHOTO | RWANDAN PRESIDENCY

Rwanda seems to be looking East as its relations with the Trump administration get icy over Kigali’s stance on second-hand clothes imports from the US.

Last week, two top officials of Russia and China visited Kigali and held talks with the Paul Kagame government on trade and military deals.