During the genocide, the United Nations and the major western powers did nothing to stop the killing of Tutsis. Afterwards, the Hutu extremist government organized the mass flight of Rwandan Hutus across the bo
Nestled between rolling hills, Rwanda's capital is friendly and welcoming, confounding preconceptions.卢旺达的首都坐落于连绵的群山中，热情而友好，颠覆着人们的成见。Because 24 years after the genocide which shocked the world Kigali has worked hard to reinvent itself, with its eyes on the future.因为...
This wasn't always the case. In the aftermath of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, during which more than 1 million people were slaughtered by ethnic Hutu extremists in just 100 days, in addition to a devastating impact on the environment, the park was on the verge of being lost fore...
Rwanda - Population, Ethnicity, Migration: Rwanda’s rate of population increase is greater than that of the global average but similar to that of neighboring countries. The birth rate, among the world’s highest, is comparable to that of other countries
After the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has steadily positioned herself as one of the fasted growing economies in Africa. This is… Continue Reading → Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Gorilla trekking in Bwindi forest is arguably the most popular wildlife activity in Uganda. The experie...
After Rwanda's independence in 1961 the Hutu majority, comprising roughly 85% of the population, ruled the country. Between 1961 and the outbreak of genocide in 1994 many Tutsis fled the regime due to its discriminatory practices and anti-Tutsi policies. Even after gaining control of the ...
Essay on The Rwandan Genocide: Factors that Contribute to Genocide When the Belgian colonizers entered Rwanda in 1924, they created an ethnic classification between the Hutu and the Tutsi, two tribes who used to live together as one. After independence in 1962, there was a constant power struggl...
Rwanda's population density, even after the 1994 genocide, is currently the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly every family in this country with few villages lives in a self-contained compound on a hillside. The urban concentrations are grouped around administrative centers. The indigenous ...
(1959); fighting between the ethnic groups broke out repeatedly after independence, culminating in the genocide of Tutsis by Hutus in 1994. Official languages: Rwanda, French, and English. Religion: Roman Catholic, African Protestant, Muslim, and animist. Currency: Rwanda franc. Capital: Kigali. ...
Pockets of chaos and gunfire had some people hunkering down as the rebels marched into the city with a population of about 2 million. Others hurried to safer areas of the province; some applauded and cheered on the rebels from the roadside, even shaking hands with them. Many, however, trie...