Rwanda

Abstract

Background: "Classic justice has failed in Rwanda," says Gratien Uwisabye, a Tutsi cultural activist who works for Fest'Africa. "We need to explore other forms of justice. There can be no reconciliation between the Hutu and the Tutsi without justice." Fest' Africa is an annual literary festival in Lille, France, run by African writers. Fifty African authors, mostly from Francophone countries, participated in last year's festival. The focus was on Rwanda, particularly on how the memory of the genocide can be preserved through literature and on what role the literary arts can play in bringing about reconciliation.