Rwandan rebel leader pleads guilty to terrorism

Callixte Nsabimana, spokesman for the National Liberation Front (FLN) armed group, appears before Gasabo Primary Court in Kigali, on May 23, 2019. He pleaded guilty to terrorism. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA

A rebel leader accused of orchestrating deadly attacks in Rwanda's border regions pleaded guilty Thursday to terrorism and other charges, and admitted to working with foreign governments against Kigali.

The admission of conspiracy by Callixte Nsabimana, the spokesman for the National Liberation Front (FLN), risks further escalating tensions between Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and his immediate neighbours, whom he has accused of spying.