Bush-Kabila meet: May we propose FDLR repatriation on the agenda?

For Rwanda at least, there is a presumed special bond between itself and the United States. The oldest modern democracy in the world—and the strongest—has been a good friend for the last 13 years to one of the world’s youngest—and optimistic—democracies, Rwanda. Particularly since former President William J. Clinton offered a public and at the time unprecedented apology to the people of Rwanda at Kigali International Airport in 1998, the sense of urgency in promoting security, reconciliation and goodwill has become a common facilitator of friendship and close cooperation between the two countries.