President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame, on Saturday, February 1, laid a wreath in commemoration of Rwandan heroes before observing a moment of silence at the National Heroes Mausoleum.

Kagame’s leadership has been marked by authoritarianism, intolerance of dissent, and a willingness to destabilise neighbouring countries to achieve his goals.

Another takeaway was the new diplomatic outrage in which the President of South Africa and the President of Rwanda made public their undiplomatic exchanges on X. And boy, they even dared each other ...