Our guest this week is Rutendo Matinyarare. A renowned Zimbabwean activist and online voice in the Pan-African space, Rutendo is is the Chairperson of Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement (ZASM) and founder of Zimbabweans Unite Against US War Sanctions (ZUAUWS).

We shall discuss his past views on Rwanda and the leadership of President Paul Kagame, Pan-Africanism, the power of media in creating narratives, the truth of what is happening in Zimbabwe and his thoughts on the ongoing crisis in the DRC and Rwanda.

Timecodes
0:00 – Intro
3:46 – First Impressions of Kigali: Organized, or Just a Facade?
5:14 – Has Harare Lost Its Charm?
8:02 – Why Do Some Africans Resent Rwanda’s Success?
10:53 – My First-Hand Experience in Goma
19:35 – Is There Really a War in Goma?
34:13 – Should Congolese Refugees Stay in Rwanda?
40:13 – Is Rwanda Stealing Congo’s Minerals?
48:38 – I Was Wrong About Rwanda
1:00:59 – The Rwandan Government Didn’t Pay Me!
1:03:34 – The M23 Wants Peace, Not War
1:06:27 – Exploring Rwanda: Why I Want to See More of This Country
1:07:40 – My Apology to President Paul Kagame
1:12:41 – How Southern Africa Sees Rwanda & the DRC Conflict
1:28:47 – Can SADC Forces Really Defeat M23?
1:31:20 – “Rwandans Aren’t African”? Debunking The Narrative
1:48:34 – What’s Happening in Zimbabwe?
2:02:22 – Why Rwanda is Africa’s Role Model for Progress
2:04:15 – Outro

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