Joseph Sebarenzi was a Tutsi who fled his homeland before the 1994 genocide, returned to be elected speaker of the Rwandan parliament, then was forced into exile again

A journey of transformation

Joseph Sebarenzi was a Tutsi who fled his homeland before the 1994 genocide, returned to be elected speaker of the Rwandan parliament, then was forced into exile again

by Elaine Pryce 19th November 2009

God Sleeps in Rwanda: a journey of transformation by Joseph Sebarenzi with Laura Ann Mullane. Atria Books. ISBN: 978 141657 573 3. £18.99. The European subjection and colonisation of Africa has left a brutal legacy. From the indefensible abuses of enslavement and apartheid to the wanton plundering of Africa’s rich resources, it is no wonder that this is a continent still in recovery. Another terrible legacy is evidenced from the colonisers’ policy of ‘divide and rule’, not least – as Joseph Sebarenzi shows in this book – in Rwanda.

A journey of transformation

Joseph Sebarenzi was a Tutsi who fled his homeland before the 1994 genocide, returned to be elected speaker of the Rwandan parliament, then was forced into exile again

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