Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum was the only Western journalist in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, when the genocide happened 20 years ago. Here, she talks about what it was like.Sign up for Snowmail, your daily preview of what is on Channel 4 News, sent straight to your inbox, here:
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It's was not easy, your summary inspire me be continue to be a hero[Lendsey]
Lindsey Hilsum is an incredible journalist and such an inspiration to me!
โBut when you look at whatโs happening in the Central African Republic, itโs not the same situation, itโs very different. Itโs a chaotic situation there, whereas in Rwanda it was genocide: It was planned, it was organized.โ
Very important distinction in terms of appropriate response!