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The Justice Minister of Uganda, Nobert Mao, had promised a quiet 2026 elections - the quietest ever. Few believed him but the start of the elections fleetingly seemed to vindicate him. Sections of the Ugandan media briefly called the presidential race mainly between 81-year-old Museveni and 43-year-old Bobi Wine as boring.Ugandans are not used to peaceful presidential elections. All elections under the 1995 Ugandan Constitution have been chaotic with the Supreme Court acknowledging massive election irregularities in 2001, 2006 and 2016 but falling short of annulling them due to the fear of grave consequences and reasoning that the massive electoral rigging was not substantial enough to subvert the will of the people.

In January 2023, Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali was killed in a traffic collision. His relentless work documenting human rights violations, the persecution of political opposition and the suppression of the press had

Critics of Paul Kagame’s regime are the target of major transnational repression in Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Tanzania and elsewhere. Documents and testimonies obtained by Forbidden Stories and its media partners reveal intimidation tactics and troubling disappearances of exiled Rwandans.

Rwanda’s conduct, both in its region and in Belgium, is causing friction with its former colonial power. The murky murder of a Rwandan opposition figure, the deaths of two Belgians in South Africa, and “clandestine activities” against Rwandan diaspora in Belgium are among the reasons Brussels is taking a firmer stance against Kigali.

In international forums, conferences and showrooms, Rwanda highlights its clean streets, gender equality and favorable business environment. But behind this gleaming image is a hidden army of lobbyists, trolls and agents ready to smear any opposition. Forbidden Stories and its partners investigated Rwanda’s global influence machine as part of the Rwanda Classified project.

Journalists threatened and forced into exile, opponents murdered by clandestine commandos, espionage. Coordinated by Forbidden Stories, the RWANDA Classified project began with the mysterious death in January 2023 of journalist John Williams Ntwali.

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

On Monday, May 29th, the “Rwanda Classified” investigation, co-ordinated by the Forbidden Stories collective, is devoted to the dark side of the Rwandan regime, led with an iron hand by Paul Kagame for 24 years. 

It is an investigation that earned Rwandan journalist Samuel Baker exile. Together with him and 17 other international media, we continued, as part of the #RwandaClassified project, his investigation into Kigali’s secret war in #RDC.

Why, last July, did Belgian diplomacy refuse to accredit a certain Vincent Karega as Rwanda’s new ambassador to Belgium? To find the answer, we have to go back a few years. Vincent Karega was, between 2011 and 2019, ambassador to South Africa. During his mission there, three men

According to the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) report of 2018, the insurance sector had a loss of 53 million for five years (2013-2017)

Rehabilitation or transit centers are spread across different parts of Rwanda. As per official narrative, transit centers is where delinquent youths are held for a few days