The Rwakayihura famine was a major
famine which affected
Ruanda-Urundi between 1928 and 1929. It was particularly acute in central and eastern Ruanda where its effects continued until 1930. It is believed to have caused tens of thousands of deaths.
Cornet, Anne (1996). Histoire d'une famine, Rwanda, 1927-30: crise alimentaire entre tradition et modernité. Louvain-la-Neuve: Centre d'histoire de l'Afrique (Université catholique de Louvain).