From a burnt-out refugee camp to dining with the President
Mondiant Dogon was a child when his family had to flee their home in DR Congo because of ethnic violence. Alone in a refugee camp he found solace in a bird that became his friend.
As a child, Mondiant Dogon's Tutsi family were chased out of their home by Hutu extremists. They were living in DR Congo and feeling the aftershocks of the Rwandan genocide. His determination to get an education would eventually lead him to the table with the most powerful man in Rwanda.
Content Warning: this programme contains graphic descriptions of violence.
Mondiant has written a book about his life called: Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producers: Louise Morris and Gaia Caramazza
(Photo: Mondiant Dogon. Credit: Mondiant Dogon)
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