Since the genocide Rwanda has achieved sustained economic growth, relying heavily on investments from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and other lenders, as well as an improvement in living standards. Why are migrants being sent there? Despite millions of pounds being spent on...
Why did Tutsis rule Burundi and Rwanda? Why was Navajo chosen as a code language? Why was the Haudenosaunee Confederacy formed? Why are the Inuit not considered First Nations? Why was the fur trade important to the First Nations? Why did the Moriori genocide happen?
Cell phone ownership is skyrocketing in Africa. I couldn’t believe that in Tanzania, in the Serengeti of all places, I still had full 3G service. My coverage was way better out there than I often get in the United States! I was similarly blown away by how good the roads were in most...
Kigali Genocide Memorial:Start your journey with a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a poignant tribute to the victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The memorial offers a somber yet essential reflection on Rwanda’s tragic history and the resilience of its people. Kimironko Market: Dive in...
Rwanda is often seen as being in a period of post-genocide recovery, with genocide prevention remaining high on political and social agendas. While the outbreak of violence between Hutus and Tutsis occurred at a similar time to the violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Rwandan government has ...
Decolonization was sometimes a clean process, but for others, it was a quagmire. This was especially the case in the Congo, where Belgian influence remained even after independence in 1960. There was no clear plan for transition, and tensions continued to rise between Belgian settlers and the ...
Tutsi were getting killed in large numbers they rallied and came back to get control of Rwanda. The Whole thing started with the Tutsis killing the Rwandan president because the government was run by the Hutu and were being unfair to the Tutsi. The next person in line ordered a attack ...
and genocide (Fischer2001). By framing fertility as a fundamental obstacle to development and assuming that that the Demographic Dividend observed in East Asia and Western Europe could be transportable throughout the Global South, family planning advocates have elided the importance of each context’s...
Many holidays recall times in the past when nations and religions have faced down and defeated adversity – for instance on April 7th, Rwanda marks Genocide Memorial Day, remembering a dark period in its history when over 1,000,000 were killed. Another example is V-E Day on May 8th when ...
When implementing ethos it would be prudent to benchmark with countries that have successfully done so. Rwanda faced a divisive genocide in 1994. However, today Rwandans are very united and a lot of this had to do with the implementation of ethos. ...