I am Rwandan: I know how Rwanda went from zero to recovery. I grew up in the revolution. AMA
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le dernier roi du Rwanda etait Kigeli V Ndahindurwa
Abanyiginya es mon clan et ma famille vien de Kigali... Ces questions sont faciles kkkk
To the thread are you muslim and are there muslims in rwanda (if so majority? )
Yes, it is incredibly difficult. After the genocide, the fleeing government emptied the treasury. They left us with a broken country without any resources.
We are the most densely populated country on the continent. 13 million people on 26000sq km. 50% of population is under 17. Our country is made up of hills and valleys (hence the name 1000 hills, even though really, they are more like a million) so we can't really do large scale intensive agriculture. We are still struggling to educate the population. We had to shift to English 10 years ago in order to trade in an anglophone bloc. We have a lot of trauma in the population. No oil. No coastline. Not a lot of anything really.
But all of this only proves the point that good governance is EVERYTHING. With all of those obstacles, we have been able to move forward. Honestly, some times I think about where we've come from and I cry. Nobody believed in us but us.
We started at 100% aid. Now our budget is down to 17% aid. And yes, I am not going to pretend we didn't leverage the world's guilt for abandoning us in the beginning. But you have to do what you have to do to survive.
If we can do it, I promise, you guys can too.
Love the "I am Rwandan" spirit. If only Somalis were as nationalistic as you.
How are the ethnic tensions in Rwanda? How were you guys able to, as you mention, "unprogram" yourselves from all the ethnic discrimination and hatred?
Ah bon! Nanjye ndi umunyiginya. But all this stuff can be found on google. I'll have to think up a more Rwanda specific question. In the meantime, I am glad to see another Rwandan. Mais, votre nom de TopTusti n'est pas patriotic. Faux changer la mentalite.
Je ne suis pas un rwandais. Je voulais montrer qu'un somali comme moi peut repondre a ces questions avec facilite.
Damn feel like im at the police station
et ma famille est originaire de butare avnt le genocide, clan jsp jcrois sa commence par un A lol et Kigeri. Thabite au rwanda mtn?
nigga took my identity
btw my french isn't very good, I took a couple of years in highschool and still taking it. I can just understand simple sentences and the rough meanings of more complex ones.
No. I don't subscribe to any religion. There are muslims in Rwanda. About 5%. The most peaceful people and the only religious group which actually saved Tutsis in the genocide so I have a lot of respect for them.
Yes. It is illegal to have such conversations in public. Of course people talk about it in their homes; I mean, it takes time for behavioural changes to stick. But as long as it's not part of any mainstream conversation, it will eventually die out. A fire only burns if you feed it. And, making it illegal deters people from discriminating against others based on ethnicity.
Thank you. My hope is that Somalis will get there too.
The genocide is still fresh in a lot of people's minds so even if it is illegal, there is still a lot of trauma, hurt, mistrust and all the things that come with such an event. But, the goverment has been very very proactive about addressing all of these things:
Immediately after the genocide, it created a National Unity and Reconciliation Commission. At the time, I think most of our aid money went to that. They were in charge of everything: justice for survivors, dialogue, wellbeing of orphans...
Under the NURC, many programs aimed at talking about things have been put in place. Among them, one called Ndi Umunyarwanda, meaning: I am a Rwandan. Every community comes together to talk about how they feel. Their anger, etc. And then the perpetrators have to seek forgiveness.
Generally, the emphasis is on engaging people but also making sure that justice was served in a fair way (in as much as this could be done). And also making it illegal to deny genocide and to identify on ethnic lines.
Young people are taught the dangers of this kind of thinking in primary schools now. Our curriculum has it as part of civic education.
Secondary school students, before joining university have to attend civic duty camps, where they are instructed in history, nationalism, basic military skills..to instill in them pride in their country and a sense of duty to the country first.
And then community work is required of every able bodies citizen once a month. The main purpose is to keep our neighbourhoods clean and help in fixing small issues but also for people to maintain bonds with their neighbours and continue to live and work together in harmony.
There are so many things I have left out, but essentially it comes down to have a plan that involves the participation of your people and making sure they participate either by asking nicely and if that fails, make them. Lol. Sorry, I am laughing but sometimes humans need a kick up the butt to get moving.
purple haze
Chill
AS SOON AS PAUL DIES OR GETS DEFEATED BY THE ELECTIONS AKA RIGGED ELECTIONS ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE AGAIN TRUST ME HES A DICTATOR THATS BEEN IN POWER SINCE 1994 THATS A TYPICAL AFRICAN DICTATOR ALSO THE CAPITAL IS BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN BUT THE COUNTRYSIDE HAS NO INFRASTRUCTURE I HOPE RWANDA CAN KEEP THE PEACE BUT RWANDA IS CAUSING HAVOC FOR UGANDA AND THE CONGO A WAR WILL HAPPEN BETWEEN THESE COUNTRIES ALSO PAUL IS MAKING MILLIONS FROM THE MINERALS IN UNSTABLE CONGO AND GETTING WESTERNERS WEALTHY ALSO HE HAS MILITIA IN THE CONGO TO STEAL RESOURCES
ENJOY YOUR PEACE FOR NOW
purple haze
Chill
IT IS A FACT HES A TYPICAL DICTATOR THATS BEEN IN POWER SINCE 94 AND HIS MILITIAS ARE STAELING MINERALS FROM THE CONGO
AND UGANDA WANTS A WAR WITH RWANDA
AND UGANDA WILL BE BACK BY KENYA IN THE FUTURE
calm down... it doesn't matter if the congolese and ugandans are suffering as long as the Rwandans are prospering. He may be a dictator but he did well for his country. Hopefully for them after he dies he has a responsible successor or they can set up a different system.
purple haze
Chill
I AM CALM LOSER THIS how I TYPE
Idk when people type in caps I imagine they're screaming. Most people do. like.. "SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!!"
purple haze
Chill
YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT AFRICA
A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER KKKKKK ONLY GHANA HAS MAINTAINED THAT SINCE THE 60S BUT KEEP DREAMING BRUV PAUL WILL ANSWER FOR ALL THE RESOURCES HE HAS STOLEN FROM THE CONGO
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