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SECWAC Presents: Do Not Disturb: Reassessment of Rwandan President Kagame’s Legacy

September 8, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Michela Wrong, author and journalist discusses her latest book “Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad” via Zoom.

PRESENTER: Michela Wrong, author and journalist, has spent nearly three decades writing about Africa, first as a Reuters correspondent based in Cote d’Ivoire and former Zaire, and then as the Financial Times Africa correspondent, based in Kenya. From journalism, she moved into book-writing. Her latest book, “Do Not Disturb”, is a scathing assessment of the Rwandan Patriotic Front and President Paul Kagame. She is based in London.

TOPIC: “Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad,” based on her book of the same name. Copies are available for sale from Bank Square Books in Mystic.

MORE ABOUT MICHELA WRONG: Previous books include “In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz”, the story of Mobutu Sese Seko, “I Didn’t do it for You”, focussing on Eritrea, “It’s Our Turn to Eat”, an examination of Kenyan corruption, and “Borderlines”, a novel set in the Horn of Africa.

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$20 Presentation | $95 Membership to attend all presentations | $35 membership for those under 35 | FREE for students and educators

Details

Date:
September 8, 2021
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Website:
http://secwac.org/programs/

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Business Name
SECWAC - Southeast Connecticut World Affairs Council
Contact phone number
860-388-9241