Scherrer examines the ethnicized conflicts, periodic war, and
genocide in Rwanda and Burundi. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda may
have resulted in the murder of a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu,
while the mass killings in Burundi, especially in 1993 when some
200,000 Hutu and Tutsi were killed, and the current ongoing war in
the Congo appear to have the potential to escalate into another
round of genocide in the region. Scherrer explores the background
to the conflicts in the Great Lakes Region as well as what the
international community might do to break this tragic cycle of
violence and despair.
Following a chapter on the history of the region before
independence in 1960/61, he examines the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
and the subsequent attempts to promote justice, reconstruction,
human rights work, and genocide prevention. Scherrer pays
particular attention to the role of the Western powers, the UN, and
the aid system--and he is critical of all of these institutions. He
also analyzes what is happening in neighboring Burundi and the
Congo. An important research for scholars and policymakers involved
with Central African affairs and ethnicized conflict.
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