These types of policies do not last. Every African government tries to delete what they call "tribal identity," it has not worked and never will. The only thing that makes societies stable is justice, much harder to get than it seems. Historical grievances are real, if not to you to someone else. These wounds fester through generations. The war that brought Pres. Kagame to power had some undertones or settling historical scores. We as Africans will continue to blander in these silly if we don't learn to practice looking past the Berlin conference boarders. These are the imaginary lines that fuel the "tribalism" nonsense. Our differences are legitimate and extremely valuable. If we don't harness them for our benefit, they will be used against us. Individual stories will not do away with collective experiences, like some groups getting fat while others starve.
I remember the older generation in Uganda saying that, we got what we wanted, a benevolent dictator. How this oxymoron goes over people's heads bugles my mind. What you, Nigerians, and the rest of the societies of Africa need to do it to listen to the only quotation from Nelson Mandela that I'll make with out flinching, "It's in your hands." Take back your country one county at a time. Your efforts will speak to the next generation. People often forget that Europeans only "got their houses in order" only a century or so ago. Reconstructing a society is a process, even without Europeans breathing down your neck with their hands up your pants.
I strongly believe that president Paul Kagame will create that path that will see Africans unit one day. You know what, he have to first build his home country first and extend his hands to other Africans state
@Smack Nonsense, if you are a sheep and you can see the tribalism here but you can't see it in the whole world, so you are the real idiot. What a pity .
@Sea dreams he's on point. there's plenty of tribalism in England between the Irish, British, Scottish with real political ramifications , so why don't you gag on that for a while
The west is no the only problem of Africa We know that rwanda and Uganda have been used by the west to loot Drcongo And After killing millions of Hutu Rwandans and Congolese now kagame is calling himself pana African even some people are saying is a good leader 😥😥
@@nikowabantu6216 and the journalist Rugambage who covered the assassination attempt on Kayumba. And all the open threats Kagame makes to kill everyone who he disagrees with.
A man comes in fix the country bring it back from disaster the people are doing well law and order is restored and now they question if he is a dictator. If he is then the world needs more of him. I hope Belgium is ashamed of what the did to Africa
President Kagame wanted people to unite and to do this he had to shift the blame to a foreign hand so that there is no animosity. I don't think Belgians played much role but our tribal inclinations caused all this horrors. Its now good that President Kagame has made people speak as Rwandese and not Hutus or Tutsis.
I agree with most of what u said.But who do u think cased tribale inclinatione.The horror u say started with the muder of the king RUDAHIGWA on behalf of bergians who wanted to stop him from going to UN for indipendence of Rwanda etc
I lived in Rwanda for two years , Paul Kagame is a great leader and President and he only but my highest respect and sympathy. African country cleaner than Switzerland and where crime and corruption practically do not exist and where I spent the best two years of my life and where I will probably move back to with my whole family speaks enough about Paul Kagame 💪🏼🇷🇼
@Lukaku's First Touch What needs to be sorted out? Rwanda tribal issue got sorted out and Somalia clan issue got sorted out in 2001 like I explained to him. I don't know where you see the offense, if you're a Hutu from Rwanda point to where I am wrong. If you're a Somali bantu, you were not killed by any Somali clan so what makes you offended?
I'm Rwandan but when I see the Somalian I see them as blood sisters and brothers even when those stupid were killing us, they were telling us"We are killing you because you belong at Horn of Africa Somalia&Ethiopia)
Kagame is my hero for ever! I have lived in Rwanda during its darkest periods of genocide against the Tutsi, and have withnessed incredible improvement beyond expectations!! I live the same village with survivors and killers that I saw my self during the genoccide!! He is a visionary leader ever! I say it not because I read it in UN report or saw it on TV! I experience it in my every day's live. His spirit is in most of the young Rwandans now! That's why we will keep winning, while they keep talking.I always wonder why the west is bothered about him! It's simply because they don't want good thing to last in Africa.
I think the problem of many idealistic westerners is not knowing how bad some places are, sometimes a person who is not perhaps the best, who is not totally clean and who has committed bad crimes is simply the best option. When compared with so many of his predecessors and adversaries Kagame showed his true qualities as a leader when he came to power. Unlike so many tyrants, he shows a committed effort towards improving infrastructure and human lives, when he could have easily hoarded away so much money and left the people to fend for themselves. That is the key fact that shows he is a good leader.
Identity politics destroyed nations and lives. In the USA the Democrats are trying to divide us by race and religion. If we keep on our current trajectory we might end up like 1994 Rwanda.
The international community during the genocide: Lets just ignore what's happening to the people in Rwanda! The international community now: KAGAME, YOU DICTATOR!
Kagame didn’t get Rwanda where it is by being a pushover. when the Hutus were butchering the Tutsis, the West stood aside a watched until Kagame ended it. There’s no tribalism that the colonialists used to divide and conquer them anymore. So they should all keep their noses out of what goes on there. Unity is strength. He who divides you conquers you. Long live Kagame.
As an American I admire President Kagame. For years I've been telling my friends that we must be more like Asia if America is to succeed in time to come. He was on the same wavelength as me before I was even born. We must support Rwanda if we want Africa to become a great place before we die. I want to explore an Africa where people are living as luxurious lives as us *before I die.*
There are many places in Africa where people live luxurious life with great wealth ,and there places where there is poverty, but even in your country there are places with poverty with homeless and starving citizens 😢, if u want to visit Africa there are many destinations with 5star hotels luxurious living conditions and great tourism attraction, but if you want to wait until every African is living in luxury its impossible just like its impossible for every American to live a luxurious life.
Isn't he imprisoning anyone who opposes him? How is that not a dictatorship? It's healthy to have more than one political party, I think he's afraid of losing power. He thinks he's the only one who can save the country by controlling all of its interests with one hand. Even if he is right what will Rwanda do in the future? Kagame won't live forever and all this new wealth and power Rwanda has may corrupt its next leader.
I’m traveling as a tourist in Rwanda now, and am impressed, really impressed what Kagame has done to the country. He “inherited” a country in complete and utter disarray, now it’s thriving, well-organized, cleaner than any country in Africa or my own country for that matter (Netherlands), with good infrastructure and developing rapidly, with a GDP per capita twice as high as its neighbour Burundi. Kagame pulled that off for which he deserves a lot of credit.
He is backed by the west he is still a puppet of them. His people are not allowed to speak out it’s a dictatorship they face prison or death if anyone speaks out. Western money is why he is still in power as Rwanda has resources that they want to continue taking while the people still remain poor. The people are forced to keep the cities clean getting paid les or a dollar. Day. No matter what the west says he’s a dictator and will come to a bad end. Rwandans will take so much then war will come again.
From the ash of Genocide, Kagame delivered a beautiful and a safe nation to its people, Tutsi and Hutu. It is the best of Africa today. No one can hold the two hated group of people together that one just killed the other nearly one million just yesterday. The world had abandoned Rwanda. Today Rwanda has the most transparent government with the fastest economy of Africa, the fastest internet of Africa.... Kagame has rebuild that nation from the ash of total destruction and build a powerful and healthy nation to his people that he did not differentiate who is Hutu or who is Tutsi. Kagame has a very tough job to deliver to his people the best and has to face the destructive forces that wants to tear this fabric apart using their twisted version of free speech and democracy. They already have democracy. I live in Brazzaville and Kinshasa and I know what corruption and repression are. These are two nations much bigger and much richer than Rwanda and look at how they are now.
The outside is quick to judge, but never raised a finger to help. This president is running his country in the best way, because of the history, no other way would have work this well, if he was not strict, then outside forces would have seek to destabilize, under the guise of democracy.
Do not worry the young shall grow. Our problem is tribalism, ethnic violence, corruption, thievery etc.. Very soon another Jerry Rawlings will rise up in Nigeria.
From a Kenyan perspective, i think Rwanda has made major strides in eradicating tribalism. I wish it were the same in Kenya. We may be the most powerful economy in East Africa but we have alot to learn from Rwanda, and i mean ALOT!
From a Kenyan perspective, i think Rwanda has made major strides in eradicating tribalism???????? YOU MUST BE AS DAFT AS A BRUSH! LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RWANDA TODAY. EVERYTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE IN RWANDA IS CONTROLLED BY TUTSIS, TUTSIS WHO ACCOUNT FOR LESS THAN 15% OF THE POPULATION OF RWANDA.
If President Kagame a dictator, then other dictators should carry a different title.. in regard with the Limited Press, in my opinion perhaps it is a good thing as the trauma Rwanda still in ppl mind, no need to trigger hate or anger, if I heard the journalist was publishing an article opposing the 2 ethny who were killing each other, Truly is there a need for that! I guess the President himself is still haunted by the genocide...I believe Paul Kagame have created an Amazing foundation for his country..that where ppl should Focus, watch out for the Best successor not to destroy this legacy.. Much Respect ..
Am sorry to say many African journalists don't are ignorant and are a curse to the development of the continent. I can say boldly that Rwanda won't be the same without the current president.
While a country needs a good strong opposition for the purpose of checks and balances, I can understand Kegame's trepidation for opposition especially when you know what their agenda is. Rwanda was a two party state when the genocide happened. The world loves Saudi Arabia, Dubai where people are jailed and go missing, the problem is ALWAYS AFRICA. Kagame is doing a good job, African leaders should learn a thing or two from him especially regarding ethnicity. Some of his opponents still want to hold on to hate in the name of journalism. I pray Rwanda does not descend into chaos when he leaves office, that would be a shame.
Rwandese people strike me as very calm people. Blessings to all the people of Rwanda. I love listening to other Bantu languages, been picking many similar words from my own❤️
Kagame deserves to be the president of the African continent. No one ☝️ on earth can unite a country like Rwanda 🇷🇼. I will always respect ✊🏿 you Mr. President 🙏
As a child growing up and watching the news on the genocide I though of Rwanda as a wretched place with some of the most weak, evil and wretched people on our planet. Now I see Rwandans as some of the most gracious, forgiving, blessed, beautiful and strong people on the planet. Blessings to President Kagame and the dedicated people of Rwanda, you are an inspiring example to follow out of a desperate situations into a bright and prosperous future.
Remember Hitler and Germany well look at it and it’s people now. Look at US Britain and all The western countries that committed Genocide on the people of Africa and American indigenous peoples Australia Indigenous peoples killed by the millions all of those western countries are evil, yet the world they live in doesn’t even know or care about the evil that they did and still live off the deaths of all those millions without a care, we only ever hear about the Hitler genocide when billions have been killed before and since Hitlers days, it’s so hypocritical to say look at Rwanda Kagame is a dictator owned by the west he’s paid big money because as with L puppet leaders the west want the resources AFrica has no different in Rwanda ❤️🌍🌍❤️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽😭😭😭😭😓😥🥲😢🥵🥵🤯👹🤮
The fact is that the man inherited chaos, death and destruction and was able to transform things for AVERAGE PERSON in the land! He didn’t exploit the country and surely didn’t rape the country’s resources to set up a Swiss bank account like other African leaders. The Rwanda that we see today is the fruit of a honest, dedicated, hard working leader who obviously cares enough about the average citizen. I wish we could say the same for most leaders under the democratic system of government round the world.
Despite his good leadership his habitual action of imprisonment for political prisoners and high human rights violation has tinted him as a DICTATOR. His action is unorthodox to the very norms of democracy upon which he governs.
Why would that journalist publish an article promoting tribalism and division among the people of Rwanda? The country is trying to unify under a common purpose and to propose such a superfluous idea seems like an attempt at igniting conflict. As well, foreign observers saw no reason to intervene during the genocide so why now do they want to interfere and pass judgement on Kagame’s democratically elected government when it’s obvious the positive impact they’ve had on the socio-economic status of the people and the country? It would seem as if these critics would rather see Rwanda in a state of dysfunction and tribal division in order to undermine and exploit its people. May the trap they wish to set for Rwanda be turned their own children.
I don't care about the color of the cat as long as it catches the rats. What has the vaunted and over exaggerated so called democracy done to my country Nigeria and many of the likes. Kudos to President Kagame and Rwandans.
Democracy doesn't always work in Africa they have democracy in many countries in Africa I think the main thing is no corruption in Africa function without the European for many century
11:49 Traffic lights with timers.. WOW I've never even seen anything like that in the US or Canada. WTF lol that's awesome. I've always thought that's how traffic lights should be. Rwanda is winning!
Mr president has done a good job. If those who plans to oust him so they can plunge the country back to 20yrs ago, I think he has duty to protect his people and his country
i was in Rwanda during the Genocide and i know Kagame has done a good job, take it or leave it.Rwanda is the only country in africa that banned the use of plastic paperbags, respect. And to the Aljazeera reporter a job well done only you need to travel and see more of Africa,The chaos and mismanagement in the region you come from(west Africa) are foreign to the large part of Africa stretching from Ethiopia to South Africa.
@@kevint3322 My oh my, i was talking about single use plastics. Single use plastics have been banned. Bread wrapper is not a sinlge use plastic. as for the small clear plastics, they are illegal but obviously law enforcement is difficult.. And i dont need to prove to you that i am a foreigner. Ama unadai nitype macomments na swa ndio urade mi si foreigner? Usijifanye ati we ndio the real Kenyan, the O.G legit Kenyan. SMH
Kagame has done good for his country, he has a legacy that makes Africa proud. What Rwanda needs now is to groom the next generation of leaders to take Rwanda even further and to avoid bloodshed in future. When a leader believes that he is the only one who can save his country, he will end up becoming the very problem he is trying to solve. Kagame needs only 1 term to ensure smooth transition that is the only thing Rwanda needs from him.
He was there when political leaders organized a systemic murder of citizen. I understand why he would cling to power. What if the next dude organizes a mass killing again?
I agree with you. Having one centre of power and having a leader stay i power for long can have detrimental effects. I am from Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe was once a darling to the whole nation and in his early years he did very well to develop the nation and reconcile everyone, but the longer he stayed in power the results are there for everyone to see. Rwandans should not ever believe that Kagame is the ONLY person capable of leading Rwanda but this is not to say he has done anything bad. But for his legacy he should step down soon like what Nelson Mandela did and let others continue with the race.
Stanley the journalist clearly broke the law. The Rwandan genocide was a nightmare and how could anyone want to go back to that? This is the problem we are experiencing in Ethiopia right now and I hope our leaders can learn from Paul Kagami.
Stanley statement would've been right if he'd only left ethnicity out, hate speech in a country with a horrific history caused by it his imprisonment was just. "Marrying someone because of beauty is a regretful act" true. Commenting from Liberia 🇱🇷
Wether he his a dictator or not, let this man be ! Paul kagame bravely helped end the genocide while the west, who played a major role in stirring it, stayed away and did nothing ! Kagame has brought the rwandane people together, look at rwanda now, it's economy is booming unlike most african countries that didn't experience genocide ! When the rwandan genocide happened, I think I was a toddler, but the tremendous steps paul kagame has made to bring rwanda to where it is now really fascinates me. I respect president Paul kagame a lot and I wish I had a president like him. Muammar gadaffi, Paul kagame and robert mugabe are the only african leaders who had the best of interest of their people at heart and they did the best they could to defend their people, their wealth and natural resources , so as to give their people the best life they deserve. Long live Paul kagame 🙏
Yeah, I have noticed several videos I wanted to watch were blocked when I was in the US, then I cam home to the UK...blocked there too. I was like; "Wtf is the point of Al-Jazeera English, if it's going to be blocked in English speaking nations?" =/ It did make me wonder as to who was blocking content...US/UK, or the network.
Everybody is praising democracy...but you know what at some point people abuse it, look at the USA. Kagame has done well. Deserves many Nobel peace prizes. Well done, I hope other African countries learn from him...including my own country South Africa.
Well, having seen this beautiful piece, all I can say is, Kagame may seem justified for the love and cause as well as dreams for his country, but studying his gestures shows he has learned mastery. Kagame needs to bother about what happens after he's left. I wish Rwanda well.
Stanley's article is about tribalism, the same thing that brought terror on Rwanda. Why does he want to keep the division alive. Kgame has brought decency to his people. Long live president Kgame, long live. God bless you president Kgame. He does not live like a dog, nonsense, he raised his country from the dead. 95% have elected him.
This is where human cloning must take place. Kagame should be duplicated and spread across Africa as leaders. And maybe the rest of the world. A dictator who creates safety and peace must be worshipped like a prophet.
Kagame is a good leader (although not perfect) and aptly trained in maneuver warfare by the CIA. He understands the strategy and is a shrewd fellow who understands that humans need to be ruled with an iron hand especially after the genocide. The genocide showed that the Rwandan population is extremely vulnerable to brainwashing and propaganda and he has enacted laws to prevent this from happening again. Rwanda is flourishing because of his policies. So, don't go talking bad about him for not being a "democratic" leader.
I don't understand why critics of Kagame come up against him considering the fact that he has brought Rwanda this far. He is a great leader and other African leaders should emulate his example. No one is perfect. His leadership skills outweigh his imperfections.
What I understand now is that many countries are failing to make it economically not because they don't have enough mineral resources or what! No, but due to the presence of a certain crop of people (very controversial) with the mind that convinces them as if it is wise enough and does reflect the good of the country while in true sense they have nothing that can lift the country to an extra mile in development. and for sure such people deserve not to live. And good that Rwandan Gvt under Paul Kagame has the ability to identify such individuals and have them dealt with before it's too late.
To be honest, this was a good interview. I liked that both the good and the bad sides of Kagame we interviewed, but I feel there was no focus on the most important point. Obviously a 95% win in an election isn't legitimate, but it's fine because Kagame does right for the nation, democracy and freedom of press will mean demagogues will be enabled the power to take over public opinion for the benefit of their own scrutiny, the country could easily fall back to turmoil, the 'dog' question is pretty much rhetorical and obsolete, the answer is clear, if you want to divide people and eradicate decades of development for personal gain or on the basis of STUPID beliefs, bye... But the real question is international development. What I feel the presenter should have focused on is Rwanda's affairs with the DRC. Because to me, it looks like the story that was told tells us Kagame is potentially not the biggest fan of development around other African countries, to an extent, don't get me wrong. But DRC is a country that's seen severe scrutiny and holds some of the most valuable resources used in technology to date. It should literally be amongst the most influential countries. The very raw materials used to make certain important components of every smart device comes from the DRC, and yet it is a country inflicted with war. I'm still waiting on the day some journalist, preferably African, sees the correlation, and conducts an interview that puts both, western governments and economies, as well as African, in the spotlight. Africa will not develop into the economic powerhouse and influencer it should be, because people are sheep who follow mass media and refuse to understand that simply by complaining, they are not improving their countries, and leaving their nations to go abroad literally makes them by standers in their own economies. The resources Africa has to offer are what made America the strongest super power, and what people fail to see is China are fast approaching America in terms of power because they are carrying out America's very own colonialism in modern Africa. Yet Kagame some how fails to see Chinese corrupted agenda, unless there is a bigger picture. I am not accusing Kagame of anything, I'm just saying we should question everything we know, for the sake of our countries and our children. People don't understand the power they posses over corporations and governments. After all, there is no supply without demand. It's a collective effort.
I think Kagame needs to shut his opposition up. He has transformed Rwanda. He is a saviour. He has to be strong. The opposition groups who wants freedom of speech and are complaining are the same ones who the Europeans will use to divide and conquer the country again. I agree for freedom of speech but not in this case. These people will be used to bring chaos, division in the country again. Kagame is one of my heroes. May God protect him.
Rwanda is one of the most beautiful nations I have ever seen. Kagame needs to be a strong man until he can set the nation right economically. I think Kagame is more like Lee of Singapore or the storng men military leaders of South Korea. Both these nations are what they are not due to democracy, but due to good leadership; the benevolent dictator.
Hutu and Tutsi are not tribes they can't be classified in this way because they share the same culture, at most they can be classified as ethnicities despite the fact that in pre-colonial Rwanda they were merely socio-political categories.
It is such a sweet feeling to understand some of the words @ 9:03 . ''Omutima wange nowa Blaise wumwe'' meaning my heart and Blaise's are one. I am a Wambo from Northern Namibia. This language is so similar to Oshiwambo language of northern Namibia and Southern Angola. Africa must unite. We are one
The world never had such brave iron man, we Ethiopian needs such man of pride. May be Mandela or king Minilik of Ethiopia could have a little of him. Long live the dictator
He is both a savior and a dictator. Those two things are not exclusive. He is a brutal dictator yes, but without him Rwanda would be a backwards hellscape. Instead, it's an economic and social power comparable if not even greater than even its former colonizer.
The interviewer should say how his own country is going before criticising Rwanda, Paul Kagnami has done wonders, I know because I lived there at the end of the 1994 war, hows US imposed democracy going for Lybia, Iraq,
Hutu Tutsi and Twa are three kinds of class. If you were a poor farmer you were Hutu. If you were a rich Rwandan who owned cattle you were Tutsi. If you were an artisan you were Twa. If you were born Hutu but gained richness and eventually owned cattle, you were no longer a Hutu but a Tutsi. All this changed when the colonisers invaded. Hutu Tutsi and Twa were no longer a social class but were defined by facial and physical definitions.
I don't care what anyone says, as an outsider it seems like Kagame did a great job. There is no great leader who hasn't been criticized. You have to realized maybe if he was replaced in a democratic process his replacement might not have the best vision for the country but rather would work for his own wealth gain just like any other African leaders. Good job.
