Rwandan Genocide: Exploring Roots, Survival, Resilience, and Gen-Z Perspective with Samuel Ishimwe

In this episode, join me, Zenge, as I sit down with Rwandan filmmaker and genocide survivor Samuel Ishimwe. Together, we uncover the roots of the Rwandan Genocide, hear Samuel's personal story, and explore how Gen-Z Rwandans understand this tragic event 30 years later. Get ready for a powerful journey of resilience, remembrance, and reflection. A4D has also put put a documentary explaining Rwanda's story right here . Samuel Ishimwe's Documentary on DW is here. (00:00) Introduction (02:55) The Roots of Genocide (04:44) The pre-colonial Rwanda (07:07) German colonialism and race fixing (09:45) Belgians take over: exclusive Tutsi rule (15:50) 1950s - Cold War, Catholics and Hutu supremacy (18:29) the Hutu Revolution & Hutu Power (23:20) Independence on Hutu Terms (30:13) Before the Genocide: Habyarimana - the Politics & Economics (35:27) The road to Genocide : hate radio & Interahamwe (39:57) The Genocide (46:00) My personal story (55:31) How do Gen-Z Rwandans understand the Genocide (01:01:10) Have you reconciled with your parents killers? (01:03:27) What can we learn from Rwanda ?

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