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Conflict & Justice
The world had abandoned Rwanda, but one 'gutsy' Senegalese peacekeeper refused to stay on the sidelines
PRI's The World
April 04, 2014
UN peacekeepers are often criticized for failing to act in the face of conflict. But 20 years ago this month, while the Rwandan genocide raged, one Senegalese UN peacekeeper was running daring missions that saved an estimated 600 people. The BBC's Mark Doyle tells the story of Capt. Mbaye Diagne.
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Environment
One of Africa's most active volcanoes is showing new signs of life
PRI's The World
May 02, 2016
When the volcano last erupted in 2002, it displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Now, it's rumbling again.
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Health & Medicine
Post traumatic stress can be hard to understand — for those going through it and those trying to treat them
PRI's The World
April 07, 2014
When Army veteran Ron Capps first exhibited symptoms of post traumatic stress he was unsure about what to do and where to turn. We take a look at his journey to get help and talk and speak with a military psychiatrist about the path to diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.
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Conflict & Justice
A family looks back on Rwanda's genocide and considers when forgiveness is 'too much to ask'
PRI's The World
April 09, 2014
Esther Mujawayo and her three daughters escaped from Rwanda during the genocide. And they've spent the past two decades finding out what happened to their family.
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Conflict & Justice
Rwanda led this 27-year-old American to devote his life to preventing future atrocities
PRI's The World
April 08, 2014
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette grew up in Maine, far from the killing fields of Rwanda and was a child when the genocide occurred. But when he learned about what happened there, he made a choice that has guided his life since.
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Culture
Remember that you have to die
PRI's The World
October 31, 2017
Halloween is the candy-coated version of a longtime tradition of celebrating the inevitability of death. Photographer and author Paul Koudounaris has traveled the world to document ossuaries and charnel houses — rooms filled with, and often decorated with, human skulls and bones. Who knew death could be so beautiful?
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Conflict & Justice
Part IV: Little justice for Rwanda's rape victims yet
PRI's The World
February 20, 2008
A decade ago, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ruled that rape can constitute a crime of genocide, but most of Rwanda's rape survivors still haven't seen justice in any court.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Geo answer
PRI's The World
October 17, 2008
For our Geo Quiz, we wanted the name of a small African country on the shores of Lake Kivu. The answer is Rwanda. Reporter Judy Goldberg has an update on the rare partnership between Macy's department store and an association of women weavers from Rwanda.
Global Politics
East Africa's mountain gorillas
PRI's The World
December 06, 2010
Head for the Great Rift Valley for the Geo Quiz: we're searching for a chain of volcanic mountains in East Africa. These mountains cross the borders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This mountainous region is home to mountain gorillas.
Conflict & Justice
Tracking Down War Criminals
PRI's The World
May 26, 2011
David Scheffer, the first US Ambassador-at-Large for war crimes issues, speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins about the arrest of indicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic and efforts to bring other high-profile fugitives to justice.