Rwanda’s Kagame accuses West of bias in sanctions

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame speaks at the 31st anniversary known as "Kwibuka" (Remembering), to commemorate the 1994 Genocide in Kigali on April 7, 2025. 

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President Paul Kagame has once again castigated Western powers for taking sides with forces that target Tutsi in the Great Lakes region, and blamed them for the endless conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Launching the 31st commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, the Rwandan leader said threats by some Western powers to sanction his country would not deter him from doing what is right.