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President Kagame meets with His Holiness Pope Francis Vatican City, on March 20, 2017. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Religion

Kagame pays tribute to Pope Francis

Monday, April 21, 2025
A candle with an image of Pope Francis lies near the statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis received treatment, in Rome, Italy, February 19, 2025 [Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters]
Religion

Who will be the next pope after Francis? How does the selection process look like?

Monday, April 21, 2025
Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, the Archbishop of Kigali, will participate in the papal conclave to elect a new Pope. Courtesy
Religion

In a first, Cardinal Kambanda to be part of conclave that will elect the next Pope

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kigali, leads the holy communion mass on Easter at St Michel Cathedral on April 20. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Religion

Easter: Clerics call for unity, spiritual renewal

Sunday, April 20, 2025
April 20, 1994, was the day Queen Rosalie Gicanda was murdered in Butare, as the Genocide against the Tutsi raged across the country.
Kwibuka

Genocide Timeline; April 20, 1994: Queen Gicanda murdered, massacres escalate in Butare

Sunday, April 20, 2025
On April 17, 1994, several Tutsi, including patients, their caretakers, and other people who had taken refuge at Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK), were attacked during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy
Kwibuka

April 17, 1994: Rwanda hospitals become sites of genocidal slaughters

Thursday, April 17, 2025
On April 16, 1994, massacres in Rukumberi, now part of Ngoma District, intensified, nearly wiping out the entire Tutsi community in the area.
Kwibuka

April 16, 1994: Genocide massacres peak in Rukumberi

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The New Times
Crime

Wanted genocidaire Sagahutu on spot for spreading hate ideology in Belgium

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The remains of 320 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been recovered over the past four days in Nyamata Sector
Kwibuka

Remains of 320 Genocide victims found near Nyamata memorial

Monday, April 14, 2025
In Nyaruguru, many Tutsi sought refuge at Muganza Catholic Parish after their homes were burned and their lives threatened. Courtesy
Kwibuka

April 15, 1994: Bulldozer used to crush Tutsi refugees in Nyange

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Minister Bizimana lays a wreath during the commemoration more than 30,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide laid to rest in Kibeho-Nyaruguru
Kwibuka

Minister Bizimana reflects on clergy’s role in 1994 Genocide

Monday, April 14, 2025
On April 14, 1994, the violence escalated, particularly in remote regions such as Birambo in the former Kibuye Prefecture (now Karongi District), and Kibeho in present-day Nyaruguru.
Kwibuka

April 14, 1994: Genocidaires behead Tutsi man to “examine” his brains

Monday, April 14, 2025