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Kagame raps Museveni

Rwandan President Paul Kagame last week said his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni was "telling lies" about his country's conflict with Rwanda, and he accused Uganda of training people to "destabilise Rwanda". The Ugandan independent 'Monitor' newspaper quoted Kagame as saying in an interview that "bad faith" had characterised relations between the two countries, leading to the recent clashes in Kisangani. "Take it or leave it, Ugandans have been told a lot of lies [by their leaders]," Kagame said. According to the 'Monitor', he claimed Uganda was "training Hutus" to overthrow him. "Why does the leadership of Uganda occupy itself with affairs of Rwanda?" he asked. "Rwanda has no obligation to listen to Museveni or anybody...why doesn't Museveni leave Rwanda alone and give us peace?"

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