About Rwanda

The Wikipedia online encyclopedia offers a comprehensive overview of Rwanda, including:

• history
• politics
• geography
• economy
• demographics



• Rwandan genocide

For additional background information more specifically related to the sequence of events that led to the genocide of 1994, the genocide itself, and its aftermath, please visit the special reports selected in the Multimedia Reports section of this site.



Extensive journalistic reports on the genocide are offered in the books selected by our editors in the Selected Readings section.