Rwanda: Is President Paul Kagame's regime sustainable?

This briefing from the Institute for Security Studies examines the sustainability of President Paul Kagame's regime in Rwanda, highlighting the loss of foreign aid, the suppression of political opposition, and internal party tensions.

• Rwanda has experienced a significant loss of donor assistance following 2012 United Nations Group of Experts reports alleging Rwandan support for the M23 rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the UK withholding £21 million in aid.
• The political environment in Rwanda is tightly controlled with no viable opposition, evidenced by the eight-year prison sentence given to Victoire Ingabire of the United Democratic Forces and the cancellation of passports for 14 members of the Rwandan National Congress in exile in South Africa.
• The long-term sustainability of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR) is questioned due to reports of internal fractures, the party's perception as Tutsi-dominated, and the lack of a space for civil society to criticize the government.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). Rwanda: Is President Paul Kagame's regime sustainable? https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/rwanda-is-president-paul-kagames-regime-sustainable

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Rwanda: Is President Paul Kagame's regime sustainable? n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/rwanda-is-president-paul-kagames-regime-sustainable.

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesndrwanda, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Rwanda: Is President Paul Kagame's regime sustainable?}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/rwanda-is-president-paul-kagames-regime-sustainable}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }