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06/04/2018

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Mountain gorilla Poppy – who turns 42 years old on April 1 – is not only the oldest gorilla monitored by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, she’s also the last of the gorillas we monitor who was originally studied by Dian Fossey. And recently she became the oldest gorilla we’ve ever observed to g...

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05/04/2018

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05/04/2018

Explore Rwanda holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. | Rwanda is known as Le Pays des Mille Collines (Land of a Thousand Hills) thanks to the endless mountains in this scenically stunning little country.

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29/03/2018

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27/03/2018

Rwanda and Uganda are currently the only two countries in the world where mountain gorillas can be visited safely, and the number of tourists visiting the Volcanoes National Park (VNP) has increased dramatically since the end of the war. Rwanda also views gorilla tourism as a valuable conservation tool, and as such enforces strict rules for the habituation of, and trekking with, gorilla families. Tourists are willing to pay high fees for a limited number of permits, which are usually sold out. Revenues from gorilla tourism provide funds to national parks and facilitate conservation activities. Although Rwanda is known for its violent past, international perception of the country is shifting. As of 2010 Rwanda is considered one of the safest destinations in East Africa. This re-branding goes hand in hand with the marketing of the country and, in particular, the mountain gorillas. The revival of gorilla tourism demonstrates that with the right strategy, a post conflict country can successfully focus on high-end tourism while maintaining conservation and contributing to poverty reduction through the involvement of communities.

26/03/2018

10 facts about the Rwandan Genocide:

1. It took place between two ethnic groups populating Rwanda: the Hutus and the Tutsis

At the start of the 20th century, most of the Rwandan population belonged to the Hutu ethnic group, who were traditionally crop-growers. Over many centuries, Rwanda attracted another group, traditional herdsmen, the Tutsis, from northern Africa. While the Tutsis were more frequently landowners, the Hutus were usually the laborers. This division of labor perpetuated a population in which the Hutus outnumbered the Tutsis.

It wasn’t until European colonists arrived during the 1950s, that a divide developed between the two groups. The Europeans saw the Tutsis, who were taller with European ‘aristocratic’ appearances and, as was the practice of the time, selected this group to be both privileged and educated.

Coupled with the introduction of modern weapons and war technique, this introduction of class into the Rwandan people marked the beginning of the end.

2. On April 6, 1994, a plane carrying President Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down. Immediately after that, violence ensued.

Under the cover of war, Hutu extremists launched their plans to destroy the entire Tutsi civilian population. Any Hutu moderate, suspected Tutsi, and Tutsi was systematically murdered. These killings took place in homes and even while Tutsis tried to flee.

Extremists set up roadblocks across the country during the genocide, effectively putting a stopper to any escape attempts. Women were systematically and brutally r***d.

3. Between April and June 1994 (~100 days), an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed.

Soldiers and police officers encouraged ordinary citizens to take part in the killings. Hutu civilians, forced by military personnel, were to murder their neighbors, friends, and even relatives.

Participants were given incentives, in the form of money, food, or land, to kill Tutsis; they could appropriate the land of the Tutsis they killed.

4. An estimated 200,000 people participated in the perpetration of the genocide.

Sadly enough, the two ethnic groups are actually very similar – they speak the same language, inhabit the same areas, and follow many of the same traditions.

5. Corpses in the countryside were covered with banana leaves to screen them from aerial photography.

The genocide organizers were actually very conscious of the risks of international scrutiny, and over the radio would constantly incite killers to continue, but asked that “No more corpses [be put]on the road.”

6. An unofficial militia group called the Interhamwe (meaning those who attack together) was formed after encouragement by the presidential guard.

At its peak, the group was 30,000-strong.

7. Unlike the genocides of Armenians in 1915, and Jews in 1941-5, the genocide in Rwanda was not kept secret.

Journalists would report what they saw, and even what was found after the genocide was over. A UN force (UNAMIR), which watched as people were killed in the streets, claimed: “We have no mandate to intervene.”

Prior to the onset of the genocide, there had been at least ten clear warnings to the UN about the “Hutu power” action that was occurring. The UNAMIR commander had even sent a telegram to the then UN Secretary – General, Boutros Ghali, three months before the event.

The UN met in secret after violence broke out. Here, Great Britain urged the pull out of UNAMIR, and later tried blocking an American proposal to send a fact finding mission when the death toll had reached 6 figures.

8. The USA had initially banned officials from using the term ‘genocide’ immediately after the violence.

9. An International War Crimes Tribunal has been set up in Arusha, Tanzania, to try leaders of the genocide. However, no death sentences can be given.

The civil war and the genocide only ended when the Tutsi-dominated rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RBF), defeated the Hutu regime. Subsequently, President Paul Kegame took control.

After the RBF victory, an estimated two million Hutus fled to Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

10. Local Rwandan radios would use propaganda, an act against international law, to incite Hutus to violence.