Rwanda: political profile

Rwanda is still struggling to deal with the aftermath of the genocide that engulfed the country in 1994, when Hutu extremists killed hundreds of thousands of people. Most were hacked to death with machetes. About 800,000 killed in 100 days Raped women living with HIV/AIDS Economy growing, but health still dire Most of the victims were from the minority Tutsi tribe, but moderate Hutus were also slaughtered. The international community's failure to prevent the brutality led to some profound soulsearcching The genocide also sowed the seeds for years of regional war that devastated neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Background: Rwanda is still struggling to deal with the aftermath of the genocide that engulfed the country in 1994, when Hutu extremists killed hundreds of thousands of people. Most were hacked to death with machetes. About 800,000 killed in 100 days Raped women living with HIV/AIDS Economy growing, but health still dire Most of the victims were from the minority Tutsi tribe, but moderate Hutus were also slaughtered. The international community's failure to prevent the brutality led to some profound soulsearcching The genocide also sowed the seeds for years of regional war that devastated neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. KEY FACTS How the genocide happened: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1288230.stm http://www.alertnet.org/db/crisisprofiles/RW_TEN.htm?v=in_detail Rwanda profile BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070265.stm Photos: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/3563463.stm Video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3594187.stm Video: Denial of Genocide :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11339194 Audio: denial of genocide: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11110565 Personal stories: Living among the dead : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/3582139.stm