Once, the U.S. government used its influence to prevent human rights abuses overseas. Now, Washington is practically silent.

A graphic circulating on social media in Kenya claims president Paul Kagame threatened civil society for receiving foreign funding to stir chaos in Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. But the graphic is fake.

In May 2025, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi was detained and allegedly tortured in Tanzania. A few weeks after his release, claims emerged that he had been abducted in Kenya. However, these claims ...