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Rwanda Fact Sheet - November 2008 English version (PDF 64KB) |
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Background In October 1990, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, consisting of Rwandan refugees, invaded Rwanda from Uganda. The fighting continued until the signing of the 1993 Arusha Peace Accords. Implementation of the Accords was hindered, however, by key elements of the governing regime. The death of President Habyarimana in April 1994 unleashed a genocide, during which at least 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed and three million Rwandans displaced, most of whom fled to refugee camps in the DRC. Hidden in the crowd were many genocidaires and former soldiers of the FAR. Using refugee camps as staging and recruiting grounds, they began to launch attacks into Rwanda. This led the Government of Rwanda (GoR) to support Laurent-Désiré Kabila, who had promised to oust Mobutu, and in 1996 the camps were forcibly disbanded and many refugees returned to Rwanda. However, after taking over power in DRC, the relationship between Kabila and Rwanda soured. In 1998, the GoR supported a new rebel movement, the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie (RCD) with the goal of ousting Kabila. The Rwandan Patriotic Army next entered the DRC in support of the RCD. Following the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement of July 1999 and the Pretoria Agreement of July 2002, Rwanda completed a withdrawal of its troops from the DRC in October 2002. Thirteen years after the genocide, security has been restored within Rwanda and the country is enjoying significant economic growth. However, an estimated 7,000 combatants associated with the defeated ex-FAR and the Interahamwe militia, now aligned as the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR), continue to operate in the eastern DRC. In the fall of 2008, while the situation in the DRC was deteriorating, the Government of Rwanda started an enhanced cooperation with the DRC to fight against the FDLR and other rebel groups operating in the region.
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National Program Name: Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Program (RDRP) Implementing Agency: Technical Secretariat of the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegrtion Commission (TS/RDRC) Financing: $65.5 million (Multi-donor Trust Fund: $14.4 million | IDA : $30.6 million| DFID: $8.8 million | Germany: $8.6 million| Government of Rwanda: $2.7 million| African Union: $342,000) Status: Closed December 31, 2008 Objectives: The program aimed to support the consolidation of peace in the Great Lakes region and foster reconciliation within Rwanda. The four principal objectives of the Program were:
Overall Progress Table: Final Progress Update:
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Special Projects None. |
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Country Documents The following documents will help you better understand the country and its context. Other Documents: The Leadership of Rwandan Armed Groups Abroad with a Focus on the FDLR and the RUD/Urunana - December 2008 RDRP Annual Report 2005 (PDF 1126KB) Brochure de la Commission Rwandaise de Démobilisation et de Réintégration (PDF 496KB) Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission Brochure (PDF 503KB) Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, 1999
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Contacts World Bank Blvd. de la Révolution
Jean Sayinzoga |
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Relevant Links The World Bank: Rwanda Arusha Peace Accords, 1993
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