I left the United States for a country where black lives do matter – Rwanda
Thirty years after one of history’s worst genocides, the country is full of promise and potential
![A young Rwandan holds flowers in front of the memorial granite stone columns representing Belgian Peacekeepers during the ceremony to pay tribute to the 10 Belgian Peacekeepers murdered in the first hours of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at the Belgian Memorial Camp Kigali in Kigali on April 8, 2024, as part of the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/global-health/2024/04/08/TELEMMGLPICT000373156889_17125916559570_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqRo0U4xU-30oDveS4pXV-Vv4Xpit_DMGvdp2n7FDd82k.jpeg?imwidth=350)
Thirty years after one of history’s worst genocides, the country is full of promise and potential