Paul Kagame is revered for stopping Rwanda's genocide and engineering what admirers call an economic miracle, but his critics see a despot who crushes all opposition and rules through fear. POWERFULYet the president of the tiny East African nation has become one of Africa's most powerful and admired leaders. His close friend Tony Blair hails him as a "visionary leader" for the remarkable development he has brought about. One of Rwanda's rare critical journalists, Robert Mugabe, describes Kagame as the quintessential modern dictator. Kagame, his aloof gaze piercing through black-rimmed glasses, coolly brushes off criticism over his governance and slams the "arrogant" West for dictating to Rwandans what freedom is.

Source: Daily Nation August 01, 2017 13:30 UTC