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‘Rwanda is like a pretty girl with a lot of...
‘Rwanda is like a pretty girl with a lot of makeup, but the inside is dark and dirty’ https://t.co/wCB7HCsKN9
August 19, 2017
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'Rwanda is like a pretty girl with a lot of makeup, but the inside is dark and dirty'
Diane Rwigara asks to postpone the interview. "My personal adviser is missing," explains the text message. This is the new normal for Rwigara, who was until recently a loyal scion of Rwanda's ruling elite. Since the death of her father in 2015, the 35-year-old businesswoman has become a fierce critic of Paul Kagame, the country's all-powerful president, and the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF).