There was a reported attempted arson attack at the Rwandan embassy last week (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7401398.stm). The report describes the context of how four Rwandans are due to be deported from the UK for suspected involvement in the 1994 genocide.
I find the arson particularly worrying because of the implication for events in Rwanda. Activities by expatriates in the UK can indicate imminent unrest in their native lands. Prior to the outbreak of conflict in Cote d'Ivoire, posters in French were stuck up in London calling for action against an Ivoirian political leader. Rwanda is in a more tense situation than Cote d'Ivoire was, with the Rwandan militias responsible for the killings in 1994 still at large just over the border in Western Congo and with a refugee civilian population accompanying them. They have been there for fourteen years without anyone being able to reach an adequate resolution for the region, and the possibility of their re-entry in Rwanda is not insignificant.
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