Rwanda today is a nation fiercely grappling with its own identity. The official narrative, championed by the government, is one of unity: Rwandanness over ethnicity. The words “Hutu” and “Tutsi” are absent from identity cards, their public discussion often discouraged in an effort to forge a single, cohesive national community out of the ashes of … Continue reading The Scramble for Rwanda: How Colonialism Forged a Racial Divide