Friday, August 04, 2017

Western Media Coverage of Paul Kagame and the Rwandan Elections

Paul Kagame of Rwanda has long been the darling of the Western media. He has aptly been called the West's friendly tyrant. However, the recent media coverage has been the most critical one has seen.

Nation Magazine
https://www.thenation.com/article/rwandas-elections-and-the-myth-of-womens-empowerment/

Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/df2bb400-769f-11e7-90c0-90a9d1bc9691 

Wall street journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rwandas-success-story-adds-a-dark-new-chapter-1501666202

Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/kagame-seems-set-to-win-again-in-rwanda-but-is-he-a-miracle-man-or-a-nascent-dictator/2017/07/31/069f832a-75fd-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html?utm_term=.abe12d93c7bc

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/in-rwanda-little-challenge-seen-in-presidential-election/2017/08/02/e3d72b52-776b-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html?utm_term=.6735ee8a5c6a

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/08/01/dont-be-fooled-by-those-happy-campaign-rallies-rwandans-live-in-fear/?utm_term=.d8865a5b4f9d

New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/opinion/paul-kagame-rwandas-forever-president.html

The Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rwanda-voters-too-scared-to-criticise-repressive-kagame-x06q2q62m

Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4721282/Despot-dictator-Rwanda-sent-hitmen-UK-kill-rivals.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4748488/Rwandas-Paul-Kagame-visionary-despot-both.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4721282/Despot-dictator-Rwanda-sent-hitmen-UK-kill-rivals.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4743370/Ruling-partys-business-arm-dominates-Rwandan-economy.html

Express
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/832180/New-foreign-aid-outrage-scandal-money-dictator-Rwanda/amp

The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4082498/britain-gives-64million-in-foreign-aid-to-despot-rwanda-dictator/

The telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/30/rwanda-has-rebuilt-now-ruled-iron-fist/

Deutshe well
http://www.dw.com/fr/au-rwanda-les-femmes-qui-font-peur-%C3%A0-paul-kagam%C3%A9/a-39905748

http://www.dw.com/fr/pr%C3%A9sidentielle-au-rwanda-des-candidats-harcel%C3%A9s/a-39925876

http://www.dw.com/fr/lomnipr%C3%A9sence-de-paul-kagame-cache-des-blessures-encore-vives/a-39533348

Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com/2017/07/21/kagame-presidency-stability-rwanda-elections-635018.html

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