President Paul Kagame has urged Rwandans to be proud and happy for the achievements registered in the last 30 years since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, citing the need to draw strength from the inspiration and move steadily ahead.
The Head of State spoke on Monday, April 1, during a radio interview with local media. The discussion tackled different topics including the upcoming 30th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi as well as Rwanda's
"There was no life, only death spiralling over. There was no infrastructure, literally nothing to start from." On the economic front, Kagame highlighted that Rwanda's GDP has grown leaps and bounds, amounting to $15 billion up from only $2 billion in the last 30 years.
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