Politics values of regard for the African life to consistently stand on the side of the oppressed African . Whether coordinating the safe arrival of Libyan Refugees in Rwanda amidst a pandemic , committing to the pursuit of FLN terrorists even as they use the protection of the economically powerful to escape justice , or assisting Mozambique in defeating Al Shabaab terrorists , Rwanda will not dilute its integrity to appease the intimidated . From this , Rwandans , who have watched as our little landlocked nation managed to position itself as the one consistent
❧ ❧ ❧ source of help on which even larger and richer African countries can rely in times of need , will derive nothing but pride .
Veronique Nyiramongi Mbaye is Rwandan-Senegalese freelance writer .
Rwanda ’ s Soul Searching Journey at a Critical Juncture
Lonzen Rugira
The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi imposed conditions of soul searching on the nation . The luxury of business as usual in state management was not going to rebuild a state burnt to the ashes . Neither was outsourcing agency by copy and paste from elsewhere going to do . A traumatized society had to heal and those who found themselves in the difficult task of leadership had to think creatively and make good choices where there were none . But even the darkest cloud has a silver lining : introspection became a condition for Rwanda ’ s leadership and potentially a standard that Rwandans have come accustomed to from their leaders , those capable of crafting solutions to society ’ s problems from soul searching and introspection . The recent decision to create the ministry of national unity and civic engagement is pitstop in this soul-searching journey and comes to respond to specific challenges that contemporary society faces .
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