15 Years Later, Rwanda Moves Toward Forgiveness

Rwandan wants his country to inspire world

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 5, 2009 4:46 PM CDT

(Newser) – When Bishop John Rucyahana heard of the genocide wracking his native Rwanda in 1994, he did something unexpected: He returned home from Uganda. Since then, he has built schools for orphans and “reconciliation villages” where the genocide’s victims and perpetrators live together, Newsweek... Read full story »

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