There is hope that the Rwandan Spirit will live on

This week, the passing of an icon dominated global news outlets as leaders and the common man alike showered their emotions over the death of Nelson Mandela. Mandela was the embodiment of resistance against oppression and redefining the meaning of sacrifice for the sake of human dignity. Could Madiba’s never-say-die spirit be reconfigured to fit into the Rwandan context? That is exactly what the just concluded National Dialogue (Umushyikirano) is all about back here on the home turf; sacrifice in the service of the nation.