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Ville de Kigali

Background: In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in the genocide of roughly 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The Tutsi rebels defeated the Hutu regime and ended the killing in July 1994, but approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and the former Zaire. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, but about 10,000 that remain in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo have formed an extremist insurgency bent on retaking Rwanda, much as the RPF tried in 1990. Despite substantial international assistance and political reforms - including Rwanda's first local elections in March 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in August and September 2003, respectively - the country continues to struggle to boost investment and agricultural output, and ethnic reconciliation is complicated by the real and perceived Tutsi political dominance. Kigali's increasing centralization and intolerance of dissent, the nagging Hutu extremist insurgency across the border, and Rwandan involvement in two wars in recent years in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to hinder Rwanda's efforts to escape its bloody legacy.



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MAGNIFICENT GORILLAS AND THE MEMORY OF GENOCIDE..
June 13th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali
Drove 70 kms to the Rwandan border. It opens at 8am so we have to wait a bit, meanwhile money changers are hounding us. Everyone else in the truck got free visas except for the Aussies who have to pay ... 63 photos [full story]

17 days ago: jackiek published a blog
heading to tanzania soon
July 6th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
we leave monday morning at like 5am for arusha, tanzania. i'm in an internet cafe trying to work on my paper that's due tomorrow, but i'm managing to avoid it by spending time doing other things... l ... [full story]

22 days ago: jackiek published a blog
i'm hot
July 1st 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali
let's see... i'm feeling a bit better today - aside from being really hot and sweaty. last night was the first night since i moved into my homestay that wasn't super extra awkward. that was nice. ... [full story]

23 days ago: jackiek published a blog
ok
June 30th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali
this weekend was really rough for me. my friend died last week and i didn't find out until thursday. it's really hard being away from home right now - especially being i rwanda looking at peace and ... [full story]

28 days ago: jackiek published a blog
in kigali, rwanda now
June 25th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
with another keyboard in arabic. it's very beautiful here. actually really beautiful. i was glad to hear back from so many people - it makes my day because no one calls me and i haven't been able t ... [full story]

59 days ago: Shannon and Matt published a blog
rwanda
May 25th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
Hi Again!! Jess I;ve officially kicked Matt off blog duty hahahaha.... OK so: We are now back in Uganda after about a week in Rwanda. We went to the genocide memorial centre in the capital, Kigali (wh ... [full story]

64 days ago: Shannon and Matt published a blog
RWANDA!!!
May 20th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
Hi Everyone!! We're now in Rwanda. The last week has been awesome. We spent a few days up in the mountains of the southernmost tip of Uganda, tracking golden monkeys (but unfortunately it was too wind ... [full story]

April 11th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
Upon our return from Egypt, we were met with a very, very wonderful surprise! Tubby, the cutest chubby puppy! My roommate's bosses had a littre of puppies and voila...we ended up with Tubby. Although ... [full story]

84 days ago: tash wallace published a blog
Akegera
March 15th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
March 15 and 16, we took a bit of a field trip east to Akegera park, which borders Tanzania. There we stayed at the park lodge (camping is an option, but frankly the possibility of being crushed by a ... [full story]

85 days ago: tash wallace published a blog
House Warming
March 14th 2008  Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
Early in March, the girls and I moved into the Gishush house - aka the "fish bowl"! We are the neighbourhood spectacle, entertaining the locals. From the road you can see straight up onto our porch if ... [full story]


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