Colonial scholars documented that the name "Rwanda" derives from the Ikinyarwanda verb ku-aanda, meaning "to expand" or "to spread out." According to this interpretation, it reflected a nation driven ...

As Rwanda commemorates its independence, a historian and a political analyst argue that the independence granted on July 1, 1962, was partial and served colonial interests rather than truly liberating ...

Rwanda is the newest member of the Commonwealth. That's a diverse group of nations, most of which are former British colonies. Rwanda has very few historical links to Britain. It was at one time a ...