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The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean-Damascène Bizimana, speaks during the 31st commemoration ceremony at Kigali Genocide Memorial on Monday, April 7. PHOTO BY DAN KWIZERA
Kwibuka

Speech by the Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement at the 31st commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi

Tuesday, April 08, 2025
April 7, 1994, marks the day Rwanda spiraled into the horrors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, a brutal campaign that claimed over one million lives in just 100 days.
Kwibuka

Genocide Timeline April 7, 1994: The day Rwanda plunged into Genocide

Monday, April 07, 2025
Marc Botenga, a Belgian politician and Member of European Parliament

Marc Botenga: EU’s moral champion, or just another opportunist?

Friday, April 04, 2025
Former U.S envoy to Rwanda David Rawson

Genocide: The controversial legacy of U.S envoy David Rawson

Thursday, April 03, 2025
In the colonial period, the education system was dominated by the Catholic Church. The same thing during the First Republic. The church wielded significant influence on institutions and leaders of the country.

How the Catholic Church influenced sociopolitical matters under Kayibanda regime

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
A monument depicting how RPA fighters rescued Tutsi during the Genocide against the Tutsi. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA

What you said changed my name, broke my heart, and made them kill me!

Saturday, March 29, 2025
In 1994, after the fall of the genocidal regime in Rwanda, perpetrators fled to neighboring Zaire (now DR Congo), carrying their ideology with them. 

Addressing the baseless claims of genocide in DR Congo

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Some FDLR genocidal group members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1. Rwanda faces an existential threat from the FDLR. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Africa

Politicised aid: Rwandans urge Germany to adopt fact-based approach over DR Congo crisis

Thursday, March 13, 2025
French-Congolese musician Maitre Gims has faced criticism for scheduling a concert on April 7, the same date when Rwandans and friends of Rwanda commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Solidarity or subversion? The disturbing reality behind the April 7 "Solidarité Congo" concert

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
French-Congolese musician Maitre Gims has faced criticism for scheduling a concert on April 7, the same date when Rwandans and friends of Rwanda commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi-AFP
Music

A look at trends of genocide denial among creatives

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
AFC/M23 fighters at Rusizi 1 Border Post hours after capturing Congo's Bukavu city in South Kivu Province, on February 16. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Africa

M23 denounces DR Congo’s continued massacre of Banyamulenge

Monday, March 10, 2025
Congolese refugees from Kiziba camp during a peaceful march to call for action against the ongoing killings against Tutsi communities in DR Congo, on March 4, 2024. The association of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, IBUKA, has condemned violence against Kinyarwanda-speaking communities, especially the Tutsi and Banyamulenge in DR Congo. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

IBUKA condemns violence against Congolese Tutsi amid genocidal rhetoric

Tuesday, March 04, 2025