A grim find in Rwanda: We can’t outrun the shadow of genocide even in a century
On the 30th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi, the equanimity in Rwanda cannot blur the trials that still bubble beneath the surface. In history, the shadow of genocide has been shortened by the fact that the perpetrators and victims usually went their separate ways in the end, or one side perished. ILLUSTRATION | JOSEPH NYAGAH | NMG
Last October, Rwandan authorities began investigations after a tip-off about the likelihood of a mass grave in a rural homestead in Ngoma village, in the country’s Southern Province.
After days of exhumations, this week, a total of 210 bodies were discovered. The discovery of mass graves of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi continues unabated, and the Ngoma find is a relatively “small” one.
