Renowned human rights activist and former senator, Shehu Sani, has taken to his official X handle to lambast Belgian and British politicians for what he describes as their hypocritical stance on Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
In a scathing critique, Sani accused these Western figures of selective outrage, stating that they were absent and indifferent when Rwanda was plunged into one of the worst genocidal atrocities in human history during the 1990s. Likewise, he noted that their voices were missing throughout the decades of lawlessness, violence, and instability that have plagued the DRC.
However, according to Sani, these same politicians are now attempting to rewrite history and absolve themselves of responsibility by scapegoating Rwandan President Paul Kagame. He argued that their sudden moral grandstanding is nothing more than a desperate bid to mask their own failures, complicity, and historical negligence in the region.
With this bold statement, Sani has reignited a critical conversation about Western involvement—or lack thereof—in African conflicts, challenging the moral authority of foreign powers that now seek to reposition themselves as arbiters of justice in a crisis they once ignored.
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