Do Not Disturb
The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
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Michela Wrong
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Michela Wrong
A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the 20th century.
We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in an era of peace and stability that made Rwanda the donor darling of the West, winning comparisons with Switzerland and Singapore. But the truth was considerably more sinister.
Vividly sourcing her story with direct testimony from key participants, Wrong uses the story of the murder of Patrick Karegeya, once Rwanda’s head of external intelligence and a quicksilver operator of supple charm, to paint the portrait of a modern African dictatorship created in the chilling likeness of Paul Kagame, the president who sanctioned his former friend’s assassination.
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The author sounds drunk
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Great read
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A great African narrative
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This is a difficult book to rate. I’m giving it 4 stars—not because it was an easy or flawless read, but because it feels like a necessary one.
Do Not Disturb is a deeply researched and courageous account of Rwanda’s recent history, particularly focusing on what happened after the 1994 genocide and the rise of Paul Kagame’s regime. Michaela Wrong takes real risks in telling this story, and her determination to challenge dominant narratives is commendable.
It also reads as a personal reckoning—an attempt to correct earlier reporting shaped by propaganda or incomplete truths. That honesty alone makes it worth reading.
That said, I struggled with the book's structure. It often assumes readers have detailed background knowledge, and the narrative sometimes jumps between timelines and topics in ways that can be confusing. I listened to the audiobook, which was unfortunately hindered by the author’s flat delivery—it added to the sense of distance rather than drawing me in.
Still, if you want to understand Rwanda beyond the headlines, this book is essential. It might not be a smooth read, but it's a powerful and sobering one.
An eye-opening book on Rwanda, badly narrated
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Profound and important
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Revealing and Riveting
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Quite brave yet shocking revelation
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Must read
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Astonishingly Good
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Gripping and committed read
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