Rwanda of 1884 assigned the territory to Germany as part of German East Africa, marking the beginning of the colonial era. The explorer Gustav Adolf von Götzen was the first European to significantly explore the country in 1894; he crossed from the south-east to Lake Kivu and met the king. The Germans did not significantly alter the social structure of the country, but exerted influence by supporting the king and the existing hierarchy and delegating power to local chiefs. Belgian forces took control of Rwanda and Burundi in 1916, during World War I, beginning a period of more direct colonial rule.
The Last Dog in Rwanda The Last Dog in Rwanda The Last Dog in Rwanda is a Swedish short narrative film from 2006 directed and written by Jens Assur. It was Assur's debut both as a writer and a director. The film received critical acclaim. "The Last Dog in Rwanda" is based on Assur's own experiences as a photojournalist covering the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The 24-year-old, news photographer, David is in Rwanda to report on the ongoing genocide. Together with the 30 years older journalist Mats, he travels through the war-torn country in an attempt to chronicle the atrocities taking place against Tutsis and