What was the Rwandan Genocide and how does it connect to ongoing issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
The Rwandan Genocide occurred in 1994 when the radical Hutu government carried out a systematic campaign against the ethnic Tutsi minority, killing approximately 800,000 people in just 100 days—a rate that outpaced even the Holocaust. This dark chapter in modern history is directly linked to Africa's complex political geography, particularly the artificial borders established by European colonial powers in the 19th and 20th centuries. The genocide's causes and consequences are deeply connected to the ongoing instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflecting how colonial legacies and geographical challenges continue to affect this resource-rich yet impoverished nation today.
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