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Thirty years have passed since the Rwanda genocide, when an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and non-extremist Hutus were massacred in just over three months.
Sexual violence was used as one weapon of the genocide, and left indelible scars on survivors. Up to 500,000 women and girls were raped. Myriam Denov spoke to some of these survivors and the children they bore. She tells us about their experiences of marginalisation, but also the resilience they display in overturning a legacy of violence.
Rwanda’s post-genocide reconstruction efforts, through the Ndi Umunyarwanda (I am Rwandan) initiative, aimed to foster unity. While younger generations largely accept this vision of a unified Rwandan identity, concerns persist among older generations and policymakers about the potential for renewed ethnic tensions. This is particularly in the light of escalating violence in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Jonathan Beloff examines the threat posed
by armed groups in the region.
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Kagure Gacheche
Commissioning Editor, East Africa
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Myriam Denov, McGill University
The 1994 Rwanda genocide has left lasting scars. Children born of sexual violence and mothers have shown immense strength in overcoming their histories of violence.
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Jonathan Beloff, King's College London
Young people have little desire to bring up their parents’ divisions, but older Rwandans remain fearful of a resurgence of tensions.
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Ilana Webster-Kogen, SOAS, University of London
Listening to El Medioni’s work is a deep dive into the history of north African Jews over the last 150 years, long pre-dating his birth.
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Hayley Clements, Stellenbosch University; Alta De Vos, Stellenbosch University; Matthew Child, University of Pretoria
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