Rwanda 17
Sorious Samura, an acclaimed African journalist and a witness of Sierra Leone’s civil war in 1999, investigates Rwanda’s astonishing development since the 1994 genocide. Why is Sierra Leone still in rubble whilst Rwanda has progressed so much? Sorious finds some key answers by following Rwanda’s junior football team on their way to compete in the 2011 Under-17 World Cup in Mexico. It’s the first time Rwanda has reached the level of world-class football and this success is the perfect way to explore the amazing social and economic transformation affecting all levels of Rwandan society. Rwanda’s U17 footballers offer an inspiring message of reconciliation, hope and constructive change for the rest of Africa.
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Sorious Samura, an acclaimed African journalist and a witness of Sierra Leone’s civil war in 1999, investigates Rwanda’s astonishing development since the 1994 genocide. Why is Sierra Leone still in rubble whilst Rwanda has progressed so much? Sorious finds some key answers by following Rwanda’s junior football team on their way to compete in the 2011 Under-17 World Cup in Mexico. It’s the first time Rwanda has reached the level of world-class football and this success is the perfect way to explore the amazing social and economic transformation affecting all levels of Rwandan society. Rwanda’s U17 footballers offer an inspiring message of reconciliation, hope and constructive change for the rest of Africa.