Burundi

In 1993, the Rwandan Genocide was a major controversial issue in which the United Nations failed to provide abrupt support to the Tutsi tribe when Hutu extremists attempted to kill off all of the tribe. Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, delivered a speech to the world stating, “All of us who cared about Rwanda…wish that we could have prevented the genocide” (Annan, 1998). Whether or not the UN did everything in their power to help the Hutu’s is a debatable issue still…

Two of Mugabe’s grandchildren died fighting in different wars. Musonera Yakobo, 15 years old, died fighting for his country against Burundi in a war launched by the Rwandan king to expand the country’s territory. Mvuyekure Yohani died at a young age fighting for the Germans against the invading Belgians from Congo during WWI. The king of the 1910s decided to help the Germans (first country…

On April 6, 1994 the death of the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi sparked a massacre within Rwanda, known as the Rwandan Genocide. Genocide is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as the “deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. ” Social bias, discrimination and prejudice ultimately lead to the death of up to 1,000,000 Rwandans. What social roles lead to this massacre and what precautions can be taken to prevent an event like this?…

Most of the world’s poorest countries like Malawi, Central African Republic, and Burundi have worse health problems not because majority of the population are of different race than those of the richest countries in the world but because of the economic problems. According to Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Health, “The socioeconomic…

According to Bayeh (2016:37), the issue of women empowerment and gender equality is at the top of agendas across the world as gender inequality is widely spread in all cultures. This is clearly demonstrated in the already adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Goal 5 on gender equality) and the Africa Agenda 2063, which calls for gender equality and women empowerment. Kenya is not exempt, and as a developing country, gender disparity especially in politics is highly rampant. Having just…

brief his staff of these policies. This seems highly unorganized and almost ridiculous. Mandela also did nothing during the Rwanda genocide which was very surprising to the South African people. To make up for this, he tried to take the lead in the Burundi peace process and failed (Bullen). He took a lead in other political crises as well. “In 1996, Congo-then Zaire- was in crisis and Mandela tried to broker peace between President Mobutu Sese Seko and the rebels… backed by Rwanda and Uganda”…

they didn’t see her die and didn’t find her after. They said they didn’t find any of those five women, and those five women are all still alive today. I wanted to see the person who told me this story, so I got a ticket from Denmark to Burundi and from Burundi to Congo. When I was there, I met with many people and they all told me my wife never died. They didn’t know where she was, but she was alive. It gave me hope. I went back from the village to Denmark again, because…

Child Soldier Imagine that you are a young boy or girl and instead of going straight home like your parents instructed you, you stayed out to play a game with some friends. During your activities you notice some strange armed men approaching. Not sure what to do you wait to see what they say. They quickly run up and grab you and your friends. Scared and clueless, they have blindfolded you and your friends, you sit in the back of the van they have put you in. They take you somewhere and the ride…

Explanation of Historical Migration Flow: Expansive transient changes occurred in the years before and following Kenyan independence from Britain in 1963. By the early 1960s, as independence was imminent, the post-1945 pattern of European migration to Kenya was reversed, and in the three years that followed, roughly 29,000 Europeans left Kenya. In the primary year of Kenyan independence from the U.K., approximately 6,000 Britons repudiated their British citizenship and requested Kenyan…

together with a little help from Luma Mufleh and her soccer program. The outcast united talks about the union of a town, a team and a coach in a spontaneous social experiment. In this book, St. John tells a true story of refugees from Sudan, Congo, and Burundi among other countries who were resettled in a small town named Clarkston. One can help the super-diverse community the most by addressing their issues and using effective communication. Luma Mufleh is a Messiah for the refugee community.…