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Clerics from various churches in Kigali, yesterday, called on Christians to avoid divisionism and hatred, in their Easter message, as Christians worldwide marked the holiday.

Dramatic events have taken place in France over the last few weeks as the country continues to feature prominently among the nations that have frustrated efforts to bring to book fugitives of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Stockholm–Poignant testimonies and moving tributes by children were the backdrop of a sombre commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi on Saturday in the Swedish Capital, Stockholm.

Rwandans living in Uganda, Saturday, thronged Ggolo Memorial Site in Uganda to pay tribute to thousands of Genocide victims buried there. Ggolo, in Mpigi District, is home to over 4,000 Genocide victims. It is among three memorial centres in Uganda, the others being Kasensero in Rakai District and Lambu in Masaka.

HUYE- The National University of Rwanda (NUR) has been urged to help keep records on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, so as to preserve the country’s history.

I was thrown into a mass grave where I lay for several days before the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) came to my rescue, Vianey Rutareka, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, said.

Musanze–Mufti Abdul Karim Gahutu has urged Muslim leaders to play a key role in healing the wounds of Genocide survivors, and engage in activities which unite and reconcile people in their communities.

Following the approval of the draft penal code by the Chamber of Deputies, last Wednesday, the section on abortion, which is part of the legislation, has triggered debate.