{"id":50422,"date":"2024-04-09T11:56:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-s-recovery-and-development-after-genocide-against-the-tutsi-inspires\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:37:41","slug":"rwanda-s-recovery-and-development-after-genocide-against-the-tutsi-inspires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-s-recovery-and-development-after-genocide-against-the-tutsi-inspires\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda\u2019s recovery and development after Genocide against the Tutsi inspires Africa, says Thabo Mbeki"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mbeki, while acknowledging South Africa\u2019s role in Rwanda\u2019s recovery, said the country\u2019s rise from the ashes of the 1994 atrocities inspires the rest of the African continent on its development potential. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think the government and the people of Rwanda have done very well in terms of the recovery from the genocide, development of Rwanda. I am very happy that South Africa made its own contribution as President Kagame was saying yesterday,\u201d Mbeki said during an interview with SABC News on Monday after Sunday\u2019s commemoration of 30th anniversary of the genocide.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they demonstrate that if Rwanda can come from the genocide like that and achieve the kind of progress and development that it has achieved, it says that all of us on the continent, whatever our own problems nationally, if we do the right thing, we can also recover,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

South Africa was among the countries recognized by Kagame on Sunday for their solidarity with the people of Rwanda during the challenging period. <\/p>\n

The Rwandan Head of State said South Africa, which had just ended apartheid, offered to pay for Cuban doctors to help rebuild Rwanda\u2019s shattered health system and opened up its universities to Rwandan students, charging only local fees. <\/p>\n

\u201cAmong the hundreds of students who benefited from South Africa\u2019s generosity, some were orphaned survivors; others were the children of perpetrators; and many were neither. Most have gone on to become leaders in our country in different fields,\u201d Kagame stated, adding, \u201cToday, they live completely new lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the event, President Kagame, who has predicted a fivefold growth for Rwanda in the next 30 years, also expressed his gratitude to Kenya, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for hosting and giving a home to large numbers of Rwandan refugees.<\/p>\n

He also recognized Tanzania for its role in hosting and facilitating the Arusha peace process and being a productive partner in the rebuilding process.<\/p>\n

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