Rwanda is messed up. The leaders have tried to put a nice face on things, but underneath, the country is ruled by a bunch of bullies. There has been a history of genocide and deaths of political dissenters. People are not safe outside the country. Diplomats are liable to spread viruses and dissenters are killed in first world hotels.
There is not a whole lot of positive in this book. The author is going full on for exposing all the dirt possible. There is a culture of doing what is best for oneself in the country. Thus accounts of the same event can be vastly different depending on who is telling it. The leaders make things appear to be "peaceful" to attract foreign donors. However, can a people that had just completed a huge genocide be really peaceful? There remains extreme animosity and distrust on both sides.
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