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Europe's Deals with an Autocrat - Andia / Universal Images Group / Getty Images

Europe's Deals with an Autocrat - Andia / Universal Images Group / Getty Images

Rwanda Classified Europe's Deals with an Autocrat

German conservatives want to negotiate a migration deal with Rwanda and the EU is funding a marketing campaign for the country. But Rwanda is an autocracy that aggressively goes after its detractors, as reporting has shown. By Sophia Baumann, Heiner Hoffmann, Bastian Obermayer und Maria Retter

Searching for the Final Suspects of the Rwandan Genocide - Simon Wohlfahrt / DER SPIEGEL

Searching for the Final Suspects of the Rwandan Genocide - Simon Wohlfahrt / DER SPIEGEL

The UN's Wanted List Searching for the Final Suspects of the Rwandan Genocide

In 1994, Hutu extremists slaughtered 800,000 Tutsi using nail-spiked clubs, machetes and other weapons. A UN unit led by Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz is still trying to track down those responsible, but it is a race against time. By Heiner Hoffmann in Kigali, Rwanda

Did the “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Become a Terrorist? - Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP

Did the “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Become a Terrorist? - Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP

Internal Documents Incriminate Paul Rusesabagina Did the “Hotel Rwanda” Hero Become a Terrorist?

As the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, Paul Rusesabagina saved more than a thousand people from genocide in Rwanda. Now he’s on trial in the country on charges that he's a member of a terrorist organization. By Heiner Hoffmann, Maximilian Popp und Alexander Sarovic

'Everyone Lives in Fear' - Maria Feck/ SPIEGEL ONLINE

'Everyone Lives in Fear' - Maria Feck/ SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Legacy of Rwandan Genocide 'Everyone Lives in Fear'

A quarter-century has passed since the murder of 800,000 people were in the Rwandan genocide. President Kagame presents his country as a place of progress and equality, but that image starts to crack when you look behind the façade. Von Cathrin Schmiegel

Prison of the Past A Reporter Revisits His 'Shameful' Coverage of Rwanda

Twenty years ago on April 6, the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda began. At the time, many Western reporters played it down as "ethnic warfare," including Bartholomäus Grill, now a correspondent for SPIEGEL. He looks back with shame. Von Bartholomäus Grill

War Crimes in Africa on Trial in Germany - LIONEL HEALING/ AFP

War Crimes in Africa on Trial in Germany - LIONEL HEALING/ AFP

A Test for Universal Jurisdiction War Crimes in Africa on Trial in Germany

The trial of two Rwandan rebel leaders accused of ordering war crimes in eastern Congo opened in Stuttgart on Wednesday. Human rights activists are watching the proceedings closely. They are seen as a vital test of the principal of universal jurisdiction, which allow war criminals to be tried anywhere in the world.

First Prosperity, then Freedom of Expression - SIMON MAINA/ AFP

First Prosperity, then Freedom of Expression - SIMON MAINA/ AFP

Kagame's Priorities for Rwanda First Prosperity, then Freedom of Expression

Rwanda's re-elected President Paul Kagame wants to achieve economic growth and prosperity for his people. He may be successfully pushing his country forward, but he is far less interested in a fully functioning democracy. Von Horand Knaup

Opposition Politicians and Journalists Persecuted in Run-Up to Election - Sergio Barrenechea/ dpa

Opposition Politicians and Journalists Persecuted in Run-Up to Election - Sergio Barrenechea/ dpa

Rwanda's Election Blues Opposition Politicians and Journalists Persecuted in Run-Up to Election

Shortly before elections in Rwanda, once a model country in Africa, the opposition is being harassed and regime critics are being arrested or killed. Despite his success in turning the country around, President Paul Kagame has never had high regard for freedom of expression and human rights. Von Horand Knaup

'We Are Far from Exhausting Our Potential' - Adam Scotti/ AP

'We Are Far from Exhausting Our Potential' - Adam Scotti/ AP

Interview with Rwandan President Paul Kagame 'We Are Far from Exhausting Our Potential'

In a SPIEGEL interview, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, 52, discusses the failures of the African elite, the trouble with development aid coming from the West and the problems his country has had reconciling after the 1994 genocide.

Germany Arrests Rwandan War Crimes Suspects - ? Alessia Pierdomenico / Reuters/ REUTERS

Germany Arrests Rwandan War Crimes Suspects - ? Alessia Pierdomenico / Reuters/ REUTERS

Atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo Germany Arrests Rwandan War Crimes Suspects

The Hutu militia FDLR is responsible for much of the violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where murder, massacres, rape and kidnapping are widespread. The FDLR's leaders have lived untouched in Germany for years. Now the authorities have reacted -- far too late. Von Horand Knaup

Shedding Light on the Rwandan Genocide - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Shedding Light on the Rwandan Genocide - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Kigali v. Paris Shedding Light on the Rwandan Genocide

Arrested Rwandan Chief of Protocol Rose Kabuye has become a symbolic figure in the bitter conflict between Kigali and Paris over who bears responsibility for the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The consequences of the massacre are still being felt in Congo. Von Ralf Beste, Jan Puhl und Stefan Simons

Commission Publishes Allegations Against France - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Commission Publishes Allegations Against France - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Rwandan Genocide Commission Publishes Allegations Against France

Rwanda's government has released a report into France's alleged role in the 1994 genocide on Tuesday. It accuses senior French political and military officials of involvement in the mass murder -- a charge Paris denies.

Web Access for All Rwandans - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Web Access for All Rwandans - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Africa Gets Wired Web Access for All Rwandans

In Rwanda, among Africa's poorest countries, an American millionaire is developing one of the world's most modern wireless networks. The Rwandan government hopes the project will help make the country an African counterpart to the Indian high-tech city of Bangalore. Von Hilmar Schmundt

French Role in Slaughter under Investigation - SPIEGEL ONLINE

French Role in Slaughter under Investigation - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Rwanda Genocide French Role in Slaughter under Investigation

Did French troops facilitate the 1994 slaughter of some 800,000 in Rwanda? A military tribunal is currently addressing accusations that they did.

"You Can't Trust the UN" - SPIEGEL ONLINE

"You Can't Trust the UN" - SPIEGEL ONLINE

SPIEGEL Interview with Rwandan President Paul Kagame "You Can't Trust the UN"

Rwandan President Paul Kagame discusses the reconstruction of his country, reconciliation between the Hutus and Tutsis and the conditions needed for peace in neighboring Congo.

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