A Peaceful Day

After visiting some of the genocide memorials in Kigali, I often wondered during my subsequent trip through Rwanda what thoughts were going through the minds of local people on this subject. Did it still matter among younger Rwandans whether someone was Hutu or Tutsi? Officially, the ethnic division had been abolished at that time. I did not dare to bring the subject up – this cruel genocide seemed too recent. One thing was certain: many of the young adults childhood experiences will probably burden them throughout their lives.

Ruhengeri (Rwanda), October 2018