This tree, immortalized in Rwandan history, gave the area its name ... Thus, they left for Bigogwe, contradicting the colonial version that suggests they fled after King Ndahiro's death.

In April 1994, the parents of two-year-old Samuel Ishimwe were murdered in Rwanda. Their fate was shared by up to a million people in the genocide against the country’s Tutsi minority.

There is a pattern of nations whose difficult histories have resulted in authoritarian governments peddling grievance.