Rwandan President Paul Kagame is notorious for being one of Africa’s most repressive and blood-stained dictators. As Owen Schalk writes, Ottawa’s seemingly unconditional support for him is further evidence of the emptiness of Canadian rhetoric on democracy and human rights.

The Dallaire Institute’s African Centre of Excellence for Children, Peace, and Security is the organization’s main training centre in Africa. It is based in Rwanda. The institute has signed training agreements with the Rwandan military.

The Global Affairs memo notes that, according to UN evidence, M23’s recruitment efforts have engaged in the “targeting of youth and children.” Despite these internal concerns, though, the federal government approved the $19 million in funding for the Dallaire Institute.

  • PaganDude@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    “Despite widespread abuses, Rwanda maintains support for Canadian government” works just as well, given how we treat indiginous people, unhoused people, environmental protestors…