In this extraordinary book, celebrated journalist Jacques Pauw gives a human face to some of the most tumultuous events in recent African history. "Rat Roads" chronicles the remarkable journey of Kennedy Gihana, a young Tutsi man who survived the genocide in Rwanda, committed horrifying atrocities in Africa s bloodiest civil war and walked thousands of kilometers to South Africa.One in South Africa he slept in parks, lived as a street child and worked as a low-paid security guard until he had saved enough money to enroll for a law degree. In 2011 he took the podium at the University of Pretoria to receive a master s degree in law."Rat Roads" combines many strands of what life in Africa, and South Africa, is like for a large proportion of people. Besides being the chronicle of one man s unforgettable journey, it addresses topical issues such as civil conflict, xenophobia and the plight of refugees, and will open people s eyes to the reality of life on the streets. It is a story of horror and adversity, and of triumph and hope.A searingly honest, brutal story of endurance and tenacity, but with an ultimate message of hope, it takes the reader on a journey through the most turbulent times in recent African history.