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When, in 1987, I crossed the border between Rwanda and Zaire, it was like going from a land of obsessive-compulsives into one of chronic hysterics. Everything on the Rwandan side was neat and tidy; everything on the Zairean side was broken down and disorderly. By comparison with Zaire, Rwanda was a haven of peace.
The Switzerland of Africa, expatriates in Rwanda assured me. Rwanda was clean and healthy. The administration was honest and efficient, the public services functioning, the roads well maintained. And just like Switzerland, there were lots of hills and mountains. As for the Rwandan form of democracy, if it was a little oppressive--well, so in its way was ...
Source: HighBeam Research, 'Never Again,' that time: a recent movie spotlights Rwanda.(AFRICA)