In 1959, tens of thousands of Rwandan Tutsi fled to Burundi, where they found refuge but never quite a homeland. Shut out, marginalised, they turned to work and to culture — until return seemed possible only by force of arms. This is where the RPF generation was forged.
In the Great Lakes region, crises rarely remain contained within national borders. Wars, rebellions, exile, alliances and rivalries flow from one country to another like communicating vessels. The serious diplomatic
