Shake Hands with The Devil - Lt Gen Romeo Dallaire

[Cheffie]

I was recommended this book after watching the movie, 'Shooting Dogs', about the Rwanda genocide.

Anyone read this book about his account of being in charge of the UN Peacekeeping mission to Rwanda at the time of the genocide?

I'm half way through the book and the build up is amazing. The UN's brazen disregard for Rwanda and the unique problems it had in Africa.

[Cheffie]

The UN's brazen disregard for Rwanda and the unique problems it had in Africa.

The betrayal of the Rwandan peoples by the 'concerned' First World is shaming. The resultant instability in the region is still being reflected in today's world!

800 000 people killed in one hundred days and they struggled with the term Genocide!

A brilliant read and well worthwhile to sit back and reflect on it.

[gwasi]

Unfortunately this is always the case - Africa is only a probnlem if it affects the 'First World'.

Sounds good Chef will find it and read.