20 years under Rwanda’s Paul Kagame
President Paul Kagame marks 20 years at the helm of Rwanda. He's praised
by some as a pioneer for women's rights and environmentalism but criticized by
others for his iron grip on power — which could last a while still.
Kigali City
It's no coincidence that the first "Made in
Africa" smartphone comes from Rwanda: The Mara Phone is manufactured
in an industrial area in the capital Kigali, just down the road from a
Volkswagen plant.
The German carmaker is one of many investors in the small East African
country, where VW offers an e-mobility service and bolts cars together for the
African market.
The economic recovery of Rwanda after the 1994 genocide that killed more than a million ethnic Tutsis
and moderate Hutus has gone into the history books as a success
story —&nbs...
