Title: Rwandan Genocide - Why didn't anyone intervene?
Headings: Why didn’t anyone intervene during the Rwandan genocide in 1994?
Why didn’t anyone intervene during the Rwandan genocide in 1994?
Contents hide
Did the US Intervene in the Rwandan Genocide?
UNAMIR – The UN mission in Rwanda
RTLM Radio and it’s role in the Rwandan Genocide
Why did other African Countries not Intervene in the Rwandan Genocide?
Conclusions on why the US, UN and other African Nations did not prevent the Rwandan Genocide

Content: It is a summary of articles and apparent facts (rather than my opinion) and whilst writing this, I would like to acknowledge that we may never know the full truth about international intervention during the Rwandan genocide, and that there is always more to learn. I hope that you will support me in my challenging aim to raise awareness. It is important to remember how rapidly the Rwandan genocide occurred – an estimated 1 million people macheted to death (amongst other ways of killing) in just 100 days. The main focus of the European community was on Yugoslavia. Contents hide
1 Did the US Intervene in the Rwandan Genocide? 2 UNAMIR – The UN mission in Rwanda
3 RTLM Radio and it’s role in the Rwandan Genocide
4 Why did other African Countries not Intervene in the Rwandan Genocide? 5 Conclusions on why the US, UN and other African Nations did not prevent the Rwandan Genocide
Did the US Intervene in the Rwandan Genocide? The US arguably chose to ignore the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Rwanda was not an oil, gold or diamond rich country and from an economic perspective, the US did not have a lot to gain by intervening. Journalist Rory Carroll wrote an article for the Guardian, explaining why the US chose to ignore Rwandan genocide.