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By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere
On 15th September 2024, Paul Kagame, often referred to as a criminal by his critics, attended his annual controversial prayer ceremony. These gatherings, steeped in dark symbolism, often serve as a stage for Criminal Paul Kagame to display his egotistical and narcissistic tendencies, overshadowing any other moral agenda. Notably, it was during a similar ceremony on 5th January 2014 that Criminal Paul Kagame openly celebrated the brutal assassination of his former ally, Colonel Patrick Karegeya, this was a chilling reminder of Criminal Paul Kagame’s ruthlessness.
The day after the 2024 prayer, on 16th September, Kagame discreetly jetted to Singapore for personal business. His family has long-standing business interests in Singapore, and under the guise of attending the Milken Institute conference at the Four Seasons Hotel, Kagame also met with dignitaries, a tactic often used to mask his personal dealings. His trip coincided with the Singapore Grand Prix on 22nd September, where Kagame’s attendance further highlighted his penchant for mixing personal luxuries, personal business dealings and fake official duties.
While Kagame indulged in his personal Singaporean ventures, back in the Greatlakes Region, particularly in DRC, his forces were facing fierce resistance. For the past two months, Rwanda Defence Forces has been the target of ambushes and surprise attacks in the territories they claim to control in the DRC. RDF soldiers are dying in a senseless war, an invasion that is driven not by national interest but rather by Criminal Paul Kagame’s desire to enrich himself and his Western backers. DRC invasion war, fueled by greed for DRC’s natural resources, has stained Criminal Paul Kagame’s western cultivated Public Relations image, and continues to cost countless lives.
A significant diplomatic signal was sent this week when, for the first time since taking control of Rwanda, Kagame missed the 2024 United Nations General Assembly. His absence was particularly notable amidst growing diplomatic pressure from President Félix Tshisekedi, whose administration has been quietly and steadily working to expose Kagame’s destructive role in the region. Tshisekedi’s diplomatic team has been pressuring Kagame on different diplomatic fronts, as Kagame’s aggressive tactics and resource plundering in DRC have become increasingly difficult to ignore on the world stage.
Internally and externally, Kagame’s power is showing signs of erosion. The once untouchable ruler, who built his international stardom on the back of stolen wealth from DRC’s minerals, now finds his grip on power slipping. Internally, oppressed Rwandans are growing more disillusioned, while externally, the global community is beginning to distance itself from the man once heralded as a beacon of stability in the region. Kagame’s failure to attend the UN General Assembly is a symbolic indication of his dwindling influence and the growing opposition he faces, both diplomatically and militarily.
For the first time, Kagame’s forces are confronting a hard truth. No foreign occupying army can sustain control over a population that resents its presence. As RDF soldiers continue to fall in a war they do not fully understand, the future looks increasingly bleak for Kagame. His once impenetrable regime is now facing challenges from all sides, and his exploitation of the DRC may soon come to an end. As history has shown, no tyrant’s reign lasts forever, and Kagame’s seems to be reaching its twilight.
The Grand Satan of the Great Lakes region, as some call him, may soon find that the empire he built on blood, wealth, and fear is crumbling beneath him. Only time will tell how much longer he can cling to power amidst the growing internal and external pressures that threaten his rule.
