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The political scenario in Rwanda, post 1994 when the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) seized power winning the civil war and ending genocide, is discussed. Despite the early drift into authoritarianism, concentration of power and human rights abuse, Rwanda continued to be seen as a country in transition towards democracy.

This article discusses reconciliation efforts in Rwanda since the 1994 genocide. The author examines donor behavior in government and justices, suggesting that ethnic conflict still exists due to lack of understanding and information and can effect donor decisions.

A study focusing on coffee economy and examining the Rwanda genocide in terms of structural causality, showing that the genocide is over-determined within a global mode of production, is presented.

The 'micro-level' testimonial evidence collected in human rights reports is examined to shed light on one particularly under-theorised realm and approach, that of gender and the politics of the body . It has also explored some of the gendered dichotomies of extremist Hutu and Tutsi discourses for how they play into competing national visions and, in turn, mark the body.