Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-259) and index.
Contents:
Historical background -- Precolonial period -- Origin of Rwanda -- Formation and expansion of the Kingdom of Rwanda -- Rwanda under colonial rule -- Rule for exploitation -- Belgian rule: 1916-1962 -- Post-colonial Rwanda -- First Republic: 1962-1973 -- Second Republic: 1973-1994 -- Liberation struggle -- Liberation struggle -- Precursor to the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) -- RPF military struggle -- Rationale for the struggle -- Why Option Z? -- Launch of the liberation struggle -- Reactions from various actors -- Military operations and diplomacy -- Blocking and delaying tactics -- Negotiations and genocide preparations -- Genocide against the Tutsi and its aftermath -- Preparations for the genocide -- Planning of the genocide -- Execution of the genocide -- Stopping the genocide -- International betrayal -- Aftermath of the genocide against the Tutsi -- Resilience of a nation -- Rwanda policies to contain genocide -- Post-genocide transitional government (1994-2003) -- Facing the immediate challenges after 1994 -- Establishing the government of national unity -- Pressing challenges in key sectors -- Insurgency and the Congo Wars -- Facing security threats -- First Congo War -- Second Congo War -- Lusaka ceasefire agreement and its implementation -- Pretoria Accord -- Withdrawal of Rwandan troops from DRC -- Urugwiro consultations : Consensus building -- Purpose -- People -- Process -- Highlights of the consultations -- Recommendations from Urugwiro consultations -- Setting the transformational agenda -- New national direction -- Prioritising unity and reconciliation -- Catalysing long-term development: Vision 2020 -- Constitution making process -- Deepening socio-economic transformation -- Good governance -- Where Rwanda has come from -- Consensual democracy and power-sharing -- Implementing decentralisation -- Gender equality -- Empowering youth -- Empowering civil society organisations -- Reforming the media sector -- Security for stability and sustainable development -- International relations and cooperation -- Peacekeeping -- Home-grown solutions in governance -- Justice : Rebuilding the justice system -- Separation of powers within the judiciary -- National prosecution authority -- Restructuring of the court system -- Capacity building for public trust -- Infrastructure -- Strengthening the Human Rights Commission -- Fighting genocide and its ideology -- Home-grown solutions -- Economic development -- Reviving the economy -- Agriculture for sustainable development -- Infrastructure development -- Information Communication Technology (ICT) -- Urban and rural settlement -- Industrial development -- Doing business and attracting investment -- Trade development -- SME development and job creation -- Rwanda cooperative movement -- Tourism development -- Emerging mining industry -- Conserving the environment -- Home-grown solutions -- Social welfare -- People first -- Education -- Healthcare for all -- Improvement of health services -- Social security -- Sports for a healthy nation -- Home-grown solutions -- Journey ahead thinking big -- Vision 2020 for economic transformation -- Regional integration -- Confronting challenges.
Summary:
A story that takes the reader through a sweeping panorama of Rwanda's history, from its recent past as a near-failed state to its present as a beacon of hope and successful innovations. Rwanda's rise from ashes detailed in this book is the culmination of a visionary and laborious process of rebuilding a nation from the brink of collapse. It is also a story of reconciling a people that had been taught to see each other as enemies. Publisher.
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