Click play to listen. Recorded on November 9, 2008.
In 1994, the world stood idly by as Rwanda was devastated by the most horrifying genocide since the Holocaust. Now this tiny nation stands poised to stun the world again—but in a very different way. In his book, A Thousand Hills, Kinzer, a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times, tells the dramatic story of Paul Kagame, whose rebel army stopped the genocide and whose government is turning Rwanda into a beacon of hope in Africa.
Kinzer discusses his extensive interviews with Kagame, in which he explained his principles for the development of Africa including security, education, healthcare, and infrastructure and gender equality. Kinzer also discusses how Rwandans are dealing with and working through the legacy of genocide. Kinzer is joined in discussion by Kizito Kalima, a native of Rwanda now living and working in Indianapolis.
