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The Rwandan Genocide: Fifteen Years Later

Fast Company visits Nyamata, where the social enterprise Rwanda Works is helping locals preserve the old parish church-turned-killing ground as a memorial.READ»

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The Rwandan Genocide: 15 Years Later

There is a Rwandan proverb that says, roughly translated, you can't know where you're going unless you understand where you have come from. Today, Rwanda is one of Africa's bright spots--a developing country with great ambitions to lift its people out of poverty and a bold strategy to make that happen. Its rise is all the more remarkable if you recall that, just 15 years ago, the nation was ripped apart by the most stunning genocide of our time. About 1 million people, a full eighth of the population, were killed in three bloody months.READ»

Paul Kagame
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Rwanda's President: "We will not forget the genocide, but we will not be defined by it either"

Ahead of the 15th anniversary of the genocide, Paul Kagame talks about the memory of 1994, Rwanda's development plans, and its custom-made democracy.READ»

Susan Rice - Rwanda on Obama
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Rwanda to Obama: Emulate George W. Bush, Not Bill Clinton

Why the country's officials say they're taking a wait-and-see approach to the new administrationREAD»

Rwanda Rising

Rwanda Rising: A New Model of Economic Development

Fifteen years after the genocide, the small African country has embraced a new model of economic development. Its strategy: Build a global network of powerful friends to lure private investment -- and market the brand of Rwanda.READ»

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