Wednesday, May 20, 2020

The Rwandan military leadership suspected of planning a coup has been arrested in Kigali, Rwanda

Another Rwandan military leader, suspected of planning a coup, arrested in Kigali, Rwanda
The Rwanda Defense Forces are preparing for the war against Burundi and Uganda, according to sources of Rwandan military intelligence.
Sources in the Rwanda Department of Military Intelligence have told a correspondent of the Afro America Network in Kigali that the main Rwandan military commanders and leaders have been arrested this week. Among the arrested persons are General James Kabarebe, General Patrick Nyamvumba and General Charles Kayonga.
According to sources, arrested people are accused of planning a coup and stealing sophisticated weapons from the army's ultra-secret arsenal depot. More information received by Afro America Network shows at least two other senior military officials or senior officials of the Department of Defense, who have already been placed at home, for the same charges.
General James Kabarebe is the chief presidential advisor of the Rwandan dictator, General Paul Kagame, on security issues, since October 2018. He was Minister of Defense before his appointment. Between 1996-2003 Gen. James Kabarebe was the Commander-in-Chief of the Wars in Zaire, later known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The wars caused the massacres of more than 6 million Congolese civilians and Rwandan refugees. He is a close friend of Congolese political leader, vital Kamerhe, currently in prison accused of hijacked more than $ 47 million.
Lieutenant-General Charles Kayonga has been watched since July 2019, when he was suddenly removed from the position of Ambassador of Rwanda to China. At the end of 2018-early 2019, rumors had spread that Lieutenant-General Charles Kayonga had received funds, in millions of US dollars, from heads of opposition and businessmen in exile to finance a coup d ' état against the Rwandan dictator.
Lieutenant-General Kayonga was appointed ambassador to China in February 2014, after being without appointment since June 2013, when he was suddenly replaced by General Patrick Nyamvumba as Commander-in-Chief of the Rwandan defense. At the time, the généralJames Kabarebe was believed to be responsible for the resignation of General Charles Kayonga.
General Patrick Nyamvumba served as Chief of Staff of the Rwanda Defense Force from 2013 to 2019. He was appointed Minister of Homeland Security in July 2019. on April 2020, 27, the General Paul Kagame sacked General Patrick Nyamvumba, accusing him of corruption

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