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Rwandan president Paul Kagame has held power for 30 years (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Handshake of death: EU embrace of Kagame helping silence dissidents in Belgium

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is just one in a long line of EU leaders who've embraced Rwandan president Paul Kagame.

She last did so amid EU overtures to access

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame has held power for 30 years (Photo: ec.europa.eu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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