The Aporia · Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded in Uganda

Robert Kabera, a vocal critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and former sergeant turned YouTube personality, was found beheaded near Kampala, Uganda, on October 16-17. Police identified the victim as 50-year-old Robert Kabera, who had fled Rwanda due to accusations of corruption he denied. The incident highlights concerns over the safety of critics in exile; similar killings have been reported in South Africa and Mozambique since 2014.

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Sgt. Maj. Robert Kabera, a Rwandan dissident and former soldier who fled Rwanda in 2020, was found beheaded on Saturday in a bush near Kamengo, Mpigi district of Uganda. Police identified the body as Kabera's after relatives confirmed his identity. The killing likely occurred late on October 16 or early on October 17. Kabera had been critical of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and maintained a YouTube channel called "Major Robert TV" with over 144,000 subscribers where he expressed dissenting views. His brother stated that in Uganda, Kabera had no conflicts with anyone.

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Kabera is not the first opposition figure in exile to be assassinated. In 2021, a former lieutenant in the Rwandan army, Revocat Karemangingo, was shot dead in Mozambique, where he was suspected of secretly supporting an opposition force.

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Outspoken opponent Seif Bamporiki was shot dead in South Africa the same year, while a former Rwandan intelligence chief turned critic, Patrick Karegeya, was strangled in his South African hotel room in 2014.

left links multiple killings to political dissent

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“Both articles describe the beheading of Robert Kabera, a Rwandan dissident who fled to Uganda, found in the Mpigi district near Kampala on October 14 or 15.”

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An exiled vocal critic of the Rwandan government has been found decapitated near Kampala, south-central Uganda, according to a police spokesperson, in a case which remains under investigation. uncertain

which → exile → investigation

Ugandan police said on Monday they were investigating the “murder of a male adult (around 50), whose head was cut off, and up to now, the head has not yet been recovered”, spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke told reporters, adding that the body had been identified by relatives as Robert Kabera. The body was found in Luwala, a village near Kampala, and the killing likely took place late on October 16 or early on October 17, police added. asserted

police → say → October

Robert Kabera, a former sergeant who fled Rwanda several years ago, was living in Uganda. asserted

who → flee → Uganda

The former soldier was not critical of the government during his time with the military, but grew increasingly opposed to Rwandan President Paul Kagame. asserted

soldier → grow → Kagame

Kabera had a YouTube channel, “Major Robert TV”, with 144,000 subscribers. asserted

Kabera → have → subscribers

He featured a song praising opposition figure Victoire Ingabire, a rare voice of dissent in Rwanda who had been repeatedly imprisoned. asserted

who → feature → Rwanda

‘A witch-hunt’ In Uganda, “Robert had no issues with anyone”, his brother, Victor Agaba, told the AFP news agency. asserted

brother → have → agency

“Our problem comes from home… asserted

problem → come → home

The army created a criminal case against him. asserted

army → create → him

It was a witch-hunt,” he said. asserted

he → say → ?

Kabera was declared a fugitive after leaving Rwanda and accused of corrupting a minor, charges he denied. asserted

he → declare → charges

Rwandan authorities have been accused of assassinating opponents of President Kagame, who has governed the country since coming to power in 2000. asserted

who → accuse → 2000

The Rwandan president took the reins in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide in which 800,000 people were killed, primarily from the minority Tutsi community. asserted

people → take → community

Kabera is not the first opposition figure in exile to be assassinated. asserted

Kabera → assassinate → exile

In 2021, a former lieutenant in the Rwandan army, Revocat Karemangingo, was shot dead in Mozambique, where he was suspected of secretly supporting an opposition force. asserted

he → shoot → force

Outspoken opponent Seif Bamporiki was shot dead in South Africa the same year, while a former Rwandan intelligence chief turned critic, Patrick Karegeya, was strangled in his South African hotel room in 2014. asserted

chief → shoot → 2014

Former general Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, who co-founded the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) opposition party with Karegeya and lives in exile, has survived several assassination attempts. asserted

founded → co → attempts

Exiled critic of Rwandan president found beheaded in Uganda

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