Rwanda's Economic Challenges

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This photo taken while zooming the lens shows a poster of Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Nyabugogo market in Kigali on August 7, 2010 ahead of Rwanda's presidential elections set for August 9. The incumbent lauded achievements under his leadership and voiced confidence of winning next week's presidential election, in a letter to supporters seen on his website. Kagame said the country had risen from the devastation of the 1994 genocide to attain universal primary education, revamped tourism and agriculture. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)
This photo taken while zooming the lens shows a poster of Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Nyabugogo market in Kigali on August 7, 2010 ahead of Rwanda's presidential elections set for August 9. The incumbent lauded achievements under his leadership and voiced confidence of winning next week's presidential election, in a letter to supporters seen on his website. Kagame said the country had risen from the devastation of the 1994 genocide to attain universal primary education, revamped tourism and agriculture. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images)

Kigali , 15 November 2012 -- Rwanda is under heavy international criticism for its alleged support to the M23 rebels in Congo. Major donors such as the United States have threatened with suspending or reducing assistance, which would immediately lead to economic woes. Gie Goris visited the country of a thousand hills to better understand the country's economic agenda and the challenges at stake.

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