more-inThe record of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, elected recently for a third consecutive seven-year term, is a mismatch of prosperity and persecution. But in the years since, his past military instincts seem to have got the better of Mr. Kagame. The meticulous planning that goes into the country’s feted infrastructure development may be evidence of a rational approach to nation building. Mr. Kagame was also nominated to the UN Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group by Ban Ki-moon. Also, there are concerns regarding Rwanda’s democratic future in view of the entrenched one-man rule and fear of a Hutu reprisal.

Source: The Hindu August 14, 2017 20:37 UTC