Rwanda: Building from the Ashes

May 29, 2015

A defendant stands before a “Gacaca” court in Rwanda. The east African country adopted Gacaca, or "justice on the grass” after the genocide of 1994 (Photo: Rick D’Elia/Corbis)
- Rwanda: Building from the Ashes
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In This Episode
Two decades on from the genocide in which hundreds of thousands were slaughtered, the tiny east African state of Rwanda has been seeking a path to development and reconciliation.
Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance of Rwanda
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