How Rwanda Is Becoming the Singapore of Africa

Among African nations, Rwanda excels according to several economic development indices. It is the 48th-least-corrupt country in the world. In Africa, only Botswana ranks higher. Rwandans’ life expectancy is 67 years, an impressive figure given that in 1994, the year a brutal genocide killed 800,000 Rwandans, life expectancy was just 28 years. The country is the 15th-fastest-growing economy in the world, the result of a government mission to emulate Singapore’s growth trajectory. Singapore achieved vast economic growth in the latter half of the 20th century and has become a major business hub in Asia. It ranks third in the world for...