What Singapore and Rwanda have [and don't have] in common

After 1994, the Rwandans had to start virtually from scratch, deeply scarred and ashamed of their immediate past. They have done surprisingly, almost shockingly, well—indeed, well enough to justify even a casual comparison with Singapore.

That is from this very interesting article by Dalibor Rohac.
Addendum: This is Rwanda Human Development Index -- it is catching up with the African average. This is Rwanda profile in the World Bank webpage.