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Rwanda's General Nyamwasa in SA 'murder plot' evidence
A former Rwandan army chief who survived two assassination attempts has given evidence at the trial of those accused of plotting to kill him.
Gen Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa fled to South Africa in 2010 after falling out with his former ally, Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
Months later he survived a Johannesburg shooting, which Rwanda denied being involved in. A second plot was foiled.
He is a witness at the attempted murder trial in Johannesburg.
A lawyer representing Rwanda's government raised an objection on the grounds that Gen Nyamwasa's testimony could be political.
However, magistrate Stanley Mkhari dismissed the objection, which was raised as the former army chief prepared to tell the court about his background, because "the government of Rwanda is not a party to the process".
Gen Nyamwasa has told the court about his early life and career in what is thought to be his first publi
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Q&A: Rwanda’s controversial history
As Rwanda officially commemorates 20 years since the genocide, some of those who were there to stop the war and re-build the country have become enemies of the state.
Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa is one such person.
Former Lieutenant General Nyamwasa had been Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Army and head of Rwandan intelligence as well as Rwanda’s ambassador to India.
Once a close ally of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, he’s now persona non grata. Nyamwasa says the very circumstances that pushed them to pick up arms back in 1990 are still very much alive in Rwanda today.
Al Jazeera: It has been 20 years since one of the worst massacres in the history of humanity, how far has your home country come?
Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa: There is a lot of disappointment in the government’s efforts to truly reconcile the country and making sure that we avoid the same circumstances that led to war.
The current government is doing exactly the same thing th
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Transcript of President Kagame’s interview with Jeune Afrique
11 May 2011
“When leaders kill their own people, we are all concerned.”
Ivory Coast, Libya, RD Congo, France, human rights, opposition… The Rwandan head of State tells us his truth in his way. Sometimes harsh. Always straight forward. An exclusive interview with the “Iron man” of Kigali.
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