Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills" for its high elevation and rolling terrain, its geography is dominated by mou
A reconstruction of the ancient King's Palace at Nyanza
Juvénal Habyarimana, president from 1973 to 1994
Human skulls at the Nyamata Genocide Memorial
Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the president of Rwanda since 2000, effectively ruling as a dictator. He was previously considered Rwanda's de facto leader
Kagame in 2024
The Virunga Mountains, Kagame's RPF base from 1990 to 1991
Vice President Kagame with United States Secretary of Defense William J. Perry, July 1994
A refugee camp in Zaire, 1994