Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have both been recently entrenched in genocide and civil war, with members of ethnic minorities ritually attacked and killed in an effort to annihilate the entire ethnic group. Rwanda and the DRC also share a history of colonial rule. This work begins with an examination of the effects of colonization on indigenous people, with an exploration of the effects of colonization on genocide. Next, the effects that modern warfare has on womens health and well-being are explored, beginning with the general concepts of colonization and war,...