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Education aid in Rwanda is often portrayed as a success story. Based on original fieldwork, this article explores the governance arrangements that underpin performance in the sector. The paper follows up on developments since Hayman’s pioneering’ aidnography’ a decade back and adds new theoretical layers by employing theory of post-politics. The paper argues that while old tensions lurk beneath, a largely depoliticized environment has been created that facilitates everyday work in the sector. These post-political strategies can be understood as logical responses to the conflictuality that is constitutive of both international development and Rwandan society.